The Government has confirmed that Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch organisations will be retained and strengthened.

Trinity College Dublin scientists have investigated whether danegaptide could be used to treat non-proliferative diabetic ...

An increase in small business tax relate relief was announced in the Budget yesterday (Wednesday 28 October). Chancellor of the Exchequer, John Healey, framed his first Autumn Statement as “a budget ...

The AOP is calling on the General Optical Council (GOC) to ensure that any future changes to its testing of sight statement and revisions to supervision and delegation standards support safe practice.

Mandatory minimum waits for cataract surgery are putting patients at risk, a SpaMedica-commissioned report has said. Around half of integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have introduced minimum ...

Guide Dogs’ Chris Theobald told OT about progress that has been made in tackling inaccessible streets and urban design choices that block access for blind and partially sighted people ...

A Birmingham City University research project has received funding to create an evaluation framework for AI-powered smartphone fundus imaging ...

Headlight glare is leaving some drivers struggling to spot hazards, signs and road markings, as well as making it harder to judge the position, speed and distance of oncoming vehicles, according to ...

The AOP’s second locum clinical skills conference 2026 saw 60 locum optometrists gather in central London for a day filled with learning, networking, and peer discussion. Delegates attended lecturers ...

Early career optometrist at Boots Opticians, Shahana Miah, speaks to OT about her experience on Alcon’s Propel programme ...

A project that aims to develop a surgical robot for delivering retinal treatments has received a £2.2 million grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). While new ...