Andrew McCarthy-McClean explores the findings of ABDO’s pay and reward survey and why the body’s members feel undervalued 69% of CLOs and DOs felt their salary & benefits did not reflect their job ...

Optical 2026 welcomed more than 11,000 attendees to the three-day show held at Excel London on February 28-March 2, which was in-line with previous years’ events. The event featured more than 250 ...

Edmonds & Slatter Opticians is celebrating a significant staff milestone as dispensing assistant Clare Smith marks 20 years with the business at its Lutterworth practice.

The Optical Women’s Association (OWA) has announced a series of events to mark International Women’s Day 2026 (March 8), aimed at supporting leadership development, building confidence and ...

Dispensing opticians Lynda Matthias and Daniel Green have been appointed as regional leads for the north of England by the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). Locum DO Matthias has ...

Vision Care has appointed Emma Low as chair of the board of trustees, succeeding Elaine Styles who took on the role of trustee at the charity. Low would be supported by vice-chair Paul ...

A book celebrating four decades of Danish-designed eyewear was said to offer an in-depth exploration of Lindberg’s heritage ...

The Association of Optometrists (AOP) has become a supporter of the Health Equals campaign, a coalition that worked to improve access to healthcare services. The campaign was made up of over 100 ...

From myopia to mental fitness, the Optician team reports on the array of presentations at the event at London’s Excel on February 28-March 2 ...

A new cross-sector Eye Care Interoperability Steering Group has been established to accelerate the adoption of consistent diagnostic test standards across UK eye care, enabling images and ...

SightCare has strengthened its regional member support with the appointment of two new membership development managers, Kevin Briggs and Cindy Scott, reinforcing its commitment to independent ...

Bill Pigg, Jeremiah Kelly and Ian Murray look into the global rise of AMD and the importance of detecting the condition early ...