Andrew McCarthy-McClean explores the findings of ABDO’s pay and reward survey and why the body’s members feel undervalued ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Airedale Opticians in Yorkshire introduced an age-related macular degeneration (AMD) clinic to its suite of services at the beginning of the year. Dry AMD patients were being treated with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Last weekend, 100% Optical rounded off the major European tradeshows for this season. As ever, the show made a good go of being all things optical to all optical people, with attendees from every ...