In focus: End of an era
Education in UK optics is going through a prolonged period of reflection and change. Sean Rai-Roche looks at recent events
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Evolution of education
In focus: Evolution of education
Education in UK optics is going through a prolonged period of reflection and ...
Ed Mallen, College of Optoms
Interview: Ed Mallen, president of the College of Optometrists
Mike Hale speaks to Professor Ed Mallen about his role as president of the ...
Cataract & refractive surgery
What’s new in cataract and refractive surgery?
The 36th Congress of the European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons ...
The future of optics
The future of optics: the industry in 2025
The 2016 Foresight Report identified a number of changes that could occur in ...
Winning Herts
Winning Herts
Optician hears about the recent open day at the optometry department of the ...
Locsu changes things up
In focus: New look Locsu changes things up
Change was the theme of this year’s National Optical Conference (NOC), ...
In focus: Pre-reg trainees
In focus: Pre-reg trainees favouring multiple destinations
Latest figures show multiple chains are gaining market share of optometry ...
Interview: Christian French
Interview: Christian French, AIO chairman
Late last year the AIO appointed Christian French as its new chairman. The ...
In focus: Looking ahead in 2018
In focus: Looking ahead
After welcoming in the New Year, key figures from within the optical profession announce their intentions for 2018 and offer advice to UK practices
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In focus: GOC quarterly meeting covers all bases
In focus: GOC meeting
Halloween lenses, education, driver’s vision, CET and three hundred dusty boxes of registrant records all made an appearance at the latest quarterly meeting of the General Optical Council. Optician reports
In focus: Profession reacts to education review
In focus: Education review
A review into the future of eye care delivery and implications for the education of the optical profession by the GOC has reached a new phase, after sector-wide responses were published this month. Joe Ayling provides a snapshot of the published feedback
In focus: Time is of the essence as GOC reviews education
In focus: Education review
The GOC is considering how the profession’s education system can be transformed after completing a wide-ranging consultation. Joe Ayling reports on the sector’s response as the regulator nears its own verdict
In focus: AOP lends an ear to stress in optics
In focus: AOP lends an ear
A new peer support line for optometrists suffering from stress and anxiety will be launched by the AOP this summer after the optical body identified a struggle among its members. Joe Ayling reports
Optician steps up its programme of interactive CET
Interactive CET programme
Bill Harvey introduces the new wave of monthly interactive CET to be published in Optician from this January
In focus: Profession sets out to restore faith in 'good optometry'
The Honey Rose trial fallout
Widespread media coverage of the tragic death of a young patient following a missed referral has left its mark on the profession, despite his parents’ wish not to damage the reputation of optometrists. Joe Ayling reports on the continued fallout from a landmark trial for the profession and wider medical sector
What is it like on an optometry degree course?
Optometry degree course guide
As another academic year reaches its conclusion, Saul Sebag visits BSc student representatives enrolled on two of the optometry degree schools in the UK. Students in Plymouth and Manchester share their experiences and hopes for their future
Interview: Ian Humphreys, Chief Executive, the College of Optometrists
Interview: Ian Humphreys
Considering itself as the home of the profession how does the College see its role developing in the future? Chris Bennett talks to the man in charge
In Focus: Sector responds to frozen GOS fees
In Focus
A decision by the government to freeze the NHS sight test fees in England for another year from April has been met with blanket disappointment across the optical sector
In Focus: Peers debate controversial adjustment to Opticians Act
In Focus: Peers debate ...
British company Adlens has been trying to get an amendment to the Opticians Act for some time now and the debate on adjustable focus eyewear has reached the House of Lords. Simon Jones reports
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