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Optometrist Rupesh Bagdai reflects on a service that provides eye care to the homeless, asylum seekers and other hard to reach groups

Optometrists will be involved in a screening programme that aims to detect a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke

The panel will reflect on universal entitlement to free eye care and the performance of community optometry before and after the pandemic

Independent prescribing optometrist Don Williams explains how his unique business model is well-suited to adapting to the demands of the pandemic

The Independent Prescribing Optometry Service has shown promising results after its introduction one day after lockdown

OT  investigates the impact of the pandemic on optometrists in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and asks how each nation is charting a path forward

Zoe Richmond, interim clinical director of the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU), tells OT  about setting up the COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service.

Lead optometrist at Banks Optometrists in Brixton, London, Uma Patel, tells OT  about how providing minor eye conditions services has improved the practice’s relationship with other healthcare professionals

Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states

OT  visited two practices in Wolverhampton to find out how MECS benefits patients and the reputation of optometry