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This National Eye Health Week, Boots Opticians launched its Eyes on the Road campaign.
The new campaign aims to encourage drivers over the age of 70 to prioritise their eye health. Ambassador for the campaign, Larry Lamb, also showed his support. Read → ow.ly/xZhB50ZREhr
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In our feature, A final thought, @The_AOP Councillor and IP optometrist Sarah Lowry reflects on how extended eye care pathways have evolved throughout her career and the difference they can make to patients.
Read more from Sarah here: ow.ly/QN2O50ZRC4m
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“I believe someone will need cataract surgery on Mars in my lifetime,” says Dr Morgan Micheletti.
During his presentation @ESCRSofficial he described a project where different intraocular lenses were sent to space. Read more here: ow.ly/eiej50ZRCLc
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Medical tech company, Cascader, completes seed funding round.
The funding will support the company, which is focused on applying AI to the detection of eye disease, to advance its initial products towards launch.
Find out more here: ow.ly/M5at50ZRxjH
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IT issues cause some optometrists to be locked out of NI referral platform.
Email referrals are being used as a stopgap measure by some practices while issues with the Clinical Communication Gateway are resolved.
Read more in our news story 👉 ow.ly/3hIA50ZRuHH
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We’re delighted to share that we won Best Magazine (Circulation under 20K) at the 2026 Memcom Excellence Awards last night.
Our editor Emily McCormick said: “Winning this award is a wonderful recognition.”
A huge thank you to everyone for their continued support. @The_AOP
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Specsavers has teamed up with Parkrun to increase accessibility and encourage those with disabilities, including sight and hearing loss, to take part in the weekly 5k.
Find out more here: ow.ly/AWXP50ZR54Y
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This #NationalEyeHealthWeek, we’ve been out and about asking practitioners to share one message they’d most like their communities to hear.
Here’s what they had to say 👇 Read here: ow.ly/VSFR50ZR4Iy @myvisionmatters
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Glaucoma UK launched an awareness campaign during National Eye Health Week, highlighting free NHS-funded sight tests for people aged 60+.
The campaign encourages those turning 60 to book an eye test. Find out more 👉 ow.ly/M2Gl50ZR0bJ @glaucoma_uk
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As part of our new feature series supporting @The_AOP Eye care everywhere campaign, we put a spotlight on how enhanced services are benefiting patients, practitioners and the health service.
Read our full feature here → ow.ly/FW3f50ZQC3O
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Did you know 14.5m British people are missing routine sight tests?
This National Eye Health Week, @EyecareTrust is urging the public not to put off having their eyes checked, after new research revealed millions are missing routine sight tests. Read → ow.ly/Ou3b50ZQAV7
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We caught up with Marco Barp, CEO of Tree Spectacles, to learn more about the brand’s inspiration, evolution and latest collections.
Read our full interview with Marco here: ow.ly/twbS50ZQt4E
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Which OT skills guide would you recommend?
For optometry student Ansa Javed, Dr Byki Huntjens’ History and Symptoms skills guide is her go-to. Explore our skills guide here: ow.ly/3h3l50ZQhEz
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This National Eye Health Week, we heard from practices partnering with local sight loss charities to raise awareness of the support available to people living with sight loss and strengthen community connections.
Read more here: ow.ly/lHQj50ZQ9W7 @myvisionmatters #EyeWeek
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As part of Alcon’s Yes You Can campaign, eye care practitioner, Raina Malik, speaks about her experiences of toric lens fitting and how her approach in practice has changed over time.
Read more here: ow.ly/Gja050ZQ58Y
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In our latest Dispensing diaries feature, we spoke to dispensing optician, practice owner and @The_AOP Councillor Sarah White about her career, her approach to patient care and what keeps her working day on track.
Read the full interview → ow.ly/CvA950ZPKyZ
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Are you an optometry student or optometrist in training? Fancy starting the academic year with some new kit?
We’ve teamed up with Bondeye Students for a brilliant giveaway, but there’s not long left to enter.
Find out more and enter via Instagram 👉 ow.ly/mhyl50ZPBak
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Health and social care regulators commit to working together on AI principles.
The @prof_standards and health and social care regulators have issued a joint statement to support the safe use of AI by health and social care professionals.
Read more → ow.ly/8fNC50ZPzWY
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Speaking @ESCRSofficial, clinicians from Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth have described their use of imported donor corneal tissue from the US as part of efforts to reduce waiting times for routine corneal grafts.
Learn more here: ow.ly/5fUM50ZPfk6
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In an increasingly digital world, what healthcare professionals post online can have implications beyond their professional role.
@The_AOP's head of clinical and regulatory, Henry Leonard, shares his top tips for staying out of trouble online 👉 ow.ly/fy4P50ZPbCB
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