Voting for the Association of Optometrists (AOP) Council elections opens on Friday 12 March.

The College of Optometrists presented the prestigious Research Excellence Awards today as part of Optometry Tomorrow Bitesize 2021. The College’s awards, which celebrate outstanding contributions to research

In a written statement on access to primary care services, Wales’s health minister, Vaughan Gething, said that access to primary care had remained a priority throughout the pandemic.

This year’s BCLA Medal address will be presented by Professor James Wolffsohn, while Dr Orla Murphy will present the Irving Fatt memorial lecture.

EMNUK Ltd (“EMNUK”), an Essilor Group company, has today proposed plans to restructure its site in Quedgeley, Gloucester, and withdraw the Kodak brand

Iridex announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Topcon.

Many in the sector had responded to our call for evidence on the impact of the new lockdown, demonstrating that targeted support was needed. We proposed a targeted safety net scheme to support practices which had seen a fall of 50% or more in GOS activity.

Specsavers data is helping to demonstrate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on glaucoma care, in the lead up to World Glaucoma Week (7-13 March).

Newmedica has taken on its first trainee nurse as part of a partnership with the University of Gloucestershire to train tomorrow’s top ophthalmology nurses.

Parents are concerned about their child’s time spent on screens but view new shoes as ‘more important’ than eye tests for back to school.