More than half of optometrists in Scotland are under the age of 40, while one in four have an independent prescribing ...

Feedback from AOP members has informed the association’s submission on proposals by the optical regulator to update business regulation ...

The Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) joined healthcare sector partners to host an MP drop-in session in Parliament this week (Tuesday 28 January). The event was designed to galvanise ...

The most common reason given in interviews for not attending a diabetic eye screening appointment related to mental health ...

A woman in Beijing who presented to hospital with a foreign body sensation in her right eye was found to be suffering from a parasitic infection ...

The research illustrated “substantial benefits” of enhanced optometry services in community practices handling conditions ...

Specsavers Harrogate has supported a local woman to become an eye clinic liaison officer (ECLO). Helen McGrath, who was ...

A speech made by Sir Stephen Powis, medical director of NHS England, in which he highlighted the need to move care out of ...

The charity has described the UK medicine regulator’s decision not to approve Syfovre as “undoubtedly disappointing news” ...

Following a record number of calls received in 2024, the AOP is planning to grow its team of volunteers for the confidential ...

Boots Opticians has officially launched the Optos optomap in its practices, with the technology soon to be available in more ...

Kate Gannon, deputy director of programme funding at Orbis UK, told OT: “With our dedicated partners, we’re working to ensure no-one has to live with avoidable blindness.” ...