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Herefordshire optometrists help tackle NHS backlogs - Optician Online

2 weeks ago | opticianonline.net | Andrew McCarthy-McClean

Patients in Herefordshire have benefitted from a new cataract pathway that offered treatment in a timelier fashion within the community. The Border Health Alliance (BHA) was formed to tackle long NHS waiting times that were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Darren Smith, optometrist and director at the BHA, told Optician: ‘Herefordshire’s always had a very good relationship between community optometry and trust ophthalmology.
How multiples market myopia management services - Optician Online

2 weeks ago | opticianonline.net | Andrew McCarthy-McClean

Myopia management has gone mainstream. Over the past few years, multiples in the UK have introduced these services to their offering. This expansion has accelerated as the variety of myopia treatment options have increased across contact lens and ophthalmic lens markets. It has also been driven by more conversations about the importance of managing myopia to reduce the risk of related eye diseases later in life.
In Focus: Community services could save NHS 600k appointments - Optician Online

3 weeks ago | opticianonline.net | Andrew McCarthy-McClean

The College has outlined potential savings from the creation of nationally commissioned services for minor and urgent conditions. Andrew McCarthy-McClean reports Recommendations for a national roll-out of minor and urgent eye care services in the community have been highlighted by the College of Optometrists. The professional body said local commissioners should universally commission and fund community minor and urgent eye care services across all regions of England.
In Focus: Screens down, eyes up - Optician Online

1 month ago | opticianonline.net | Alice Thebault

‘Screens down, eyes up’, was the theme behind Myopia Awareness Week 2025 (May 19-25), the global initiative by the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) and Review of Myopia Management. According to the BHVI, myopia was the most significant eye health threat of the 21st century and was expected to affect nearly half the world’s population by 2050. This year’s awareness drive focused on promoting healthy vision decisions.
Richard Edwards: Looking back on 40 years in the industry - Optician Online

1 month ago | opticianonline.net | Chris Bennett

Anyone attending an optometry summer school during their university vacation probably has Richard Edwards to thank for a placement that will have shaped their optical career. The recently-retired consultant to the Optical Consumer Complaints Service (OCCS) is one of the best-known faces in UK optics.
In Focus: Spotlight on children’s eye health - Optician Online

1 month ago | opticianonline.net | Alice Thebault

The College of Optometrists, the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) and the Optical Suppliers’ Association (OSA) have launched a joint campaign to raise awareness of the importance of children’s eye tests and better signposting for parents to children’s eye care professionals on the high street. Together, the organisations commissioned a survey of 1,008 parents on parents’ network Mumsnet to assess their understanding of children’s eye health and the support available to them.
In Focus: DED study advises early prevention needed for youths - Optician Online

1 month ago | opticianonline.net | Lucy Patchett

Research at Aston University has prompted increased advice to prevent dry eye disease (DED) progression and development in young adults, as the study highlighted how 90% of participants had at least one sign of the condition in their eyes. 'A prospective, longitudinal study to assess progression of ocular surface signs, tear cytokines and protein profiles in young adults' was published in the Ocular Surface journal and followed 50 18 to 25-year-olds over a year.
In Focus: US tariffs hit optical sector - Optician Online

1 month ago | opticianonline.net | Lucy Patchett

The tariff wars cooled down on April 9 when President Trump set a 90-day pause on all non-retaliating countries, imposing a blanket global ‘reciprocal’ tariff of 10% until negotiations end, with the exception of China, which faced a steep combined tariff rate of approximately 145%, and Mexico and Canada that have 25% US import tariffs. As optical businesses battle to adapt to the constantly changing economic climate, many are expecting impacts, but how big will the hits be?
A New York Minute at Eyewear Design Week - Optician Online

2 months ago | opticianonline.net | Simon Jones

If you pay attention to the trade show circuit (and nobody would blame you if you didn’t), then you’ll know that Vision Expo East has relocated from Manhattan’s Javits Centre to the warmer climate of Orlando and the Orange County Convention Centre. But this hasn’t been your average trade show relocation. Yes, it’s still on the east coast of the US, but at more than 1,000 miles away, it looks and feels like a different event.
In Focus: Mumsnet collaborates with optical community

2 months ago | opticianonline.net | Lucy Patchett

Parents have a surprising lack of awareness around their children’s vision and knowledge of eye exams, according to a collaborative report by Mumsnet and optical associations. Following a comprehensive five-year review of parental and carer conversations on children’s vision and eye health, along with the subsequent survey of 1008 people, Mumsnet spoke out over parents’ confusion and called for support to create greater parental understanding of children’s eye health.