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Mainline Instruments at 100%

26 January 2026 | Company Profiles, Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Visit Mainline Instruments at STAND J20 during 100% Optical 2026 for an exciting programme of interactive workshops and expert-led lectures on the latest eye care innovations. Highlights include Ultra-Widefield Confocal Imaging, Dry Eye assessment, Tomography, and more. Don’t miss our...

College of Optometrists and RCOphth launch joint vision for eye care

26 August 2020
The College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) have developed a joint vision for the two professions to continue to work together to support the delivery of safe and sustainable eye care services in England.

Study to slow short-sightedness in young adults

19 December 2025 | research, diagnostics, innovation
The University of Bradford is spearheading a study into the progression of short-sightedness among young adults, aiming to tackle one of the fastest-growing global eye health challenges. The research on short-sightedness, also known as myopia, among people aged in their...

Developing community eye care: the GOS package in Scotland

1 December 2018 | | EYE - General
In the second in the series about community eye care in the home nations, Janet Pooley explains how Scotland has developed its services within GOS. The United Kingdom has devolved healthcare; the powers were transferred from Westminster to Scotland and...
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Normative data using a virtual reality game-based visual field test

2 June 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors present a prospective cross-sectional study involving healthy children to assess the use of a virtual reality game-based perimetry assessment. A single eye centre recruited through paediatric optometry and ophthalmology clinics over a 12-month period. Children aged <18 years...

SCOPE Independent Prescriber Bursary 2024 Awards

18 July 2024 | optometry, optometrist, bursary, opportunities, funding, money, opticians, awards, competition
SCOPE celebrates excellence in optometry with the 2024 Independent Prescriber Bursary Awards.

What's trending Oct/Nov 2021

1 October 2021 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - General
A round-up of the eye-related hot topics that have been trending on social media over the last few weeks. #cataracts #holography #simulation Cataracts are the major cause of blindness globally and innovating novel management strategies remains as important as ever...

Nominations open for AOP elected and designated Council positions

15 February 2024 | council, infrastructure, AOP, nominations, optometry
The Association of Optometrists invites nominations from eligible members for its 2024 Council elections.

Joined-up working across Worcestershire eyecare system provides best service for patients

18 December 2023 | NewMedica, Quality, Patient satisfaction, NHS, private sector, practice
The sight-saving work of an independent eye clinic has been praised for the high quality of service it provides for patients.

OSA Insights to Market win praise from members

31 October 2023 | OSA, Meetings, Events, Market insight, Opticians, E-Health
OSA members praised the breadth of optical market insights provided by the Autumn meeting this week as a broad spectrum of suppliers gathered in London, reinforcing the strength of the trade body.

Moorfields Eductation: ocular oncology for the non-ocular oncologist: what you need to know for clinical practice

9 May 2025
This brand new course is aimed at ophthalmologists, trainees, optometrists and medical retina specialists and will cover the following topics: How to assess and diagnose ocular tumoursHow to refer patients to an ocular oncology centreUse of the MOLES score for...

Home testing can help glaucoma patients, new study shows

29 June 2021
Nearly 60,000 people in Scotland living with glaucoma could benefit from carrying out tests at home, a study funded by Sight Scotland and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has shown.