Congratulations to Luke McRoy-Jones, a University of Plymouth optometry student who also works for Specsavers at Armada Way, who has been named Student of the Year at this year’s Association of Optometrists Awards. The award | more
LOCSU and Newmedica to work towards national framework for stable glaucoma monitoring
Opticians will be able to work collaboratively with Newmedica ophthalmology consultants to manage patients with stable glaucoma in the community under a new Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU) agreement now being developed. The glaucoma | more
From basic light perception to better than UK driving standard
Optometrist Ryan Burke recently returned from a sight saving mission to Moldova in Eastern Europe to treat 1,600 people in just five days. The trip was jointly organised by a group from Cardiff University and a Romanian pastor. | more
Eye tests for people with learning disability
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Testing eyes and testing limits on Everest: Sophie Woodburn
“If you’d told me 18 months ago I’d be on a plane returning home from three weeks volunteering on Mount Everest, I would have thought you were crazy. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to be the winner of a sponsored trip with Eyes4Everest, making this crazy dream a reality.” | more
The benefits of hiring people with disabilities
Optometrist Melanie Brackstone, shares why her Cheltenham-based practices got involved in a project to help people back into work. We first got involved with the Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Project around a year ago | more
Dame Mary thanks graduates for ‘important contribution’
Specsavers’ newest Level 4 qualified optical dispensers celebrated their achievements at a graduation ceremony held in Nottingham. The company’s co-founder Dame Mary Perkins praised them for their ‘enthusiasm to be the best you can be, and do the best for your customers’ at a time of unprecedented change in optics. | more
Sophie’s Magic Spectacles helps children’s self-esteem
When an author had an eye test, she chatted about her idea for a book to help transform children’s self-esteem and tackle the growing issue of young children suffering with mental health issues – with a specs-wearing character who can see through to the good in people. The optician then went on to help the author get the book published | more
OCT scan detects internal bleeding
Peter Hoey, 46, from Newry, Northern Ireland received a lifesaving blood transfusion following a health complaint that he had ignored until he visited his optometrist. Peter lives with a chronic illness which gives him regular | more
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