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Celebrating the past, inspiring the future

Post from the president

Eyecare FAQ: February

Regional lead update: Scotland

Member benefits spotlight: ABDO Benevolent Fund

Dry Eye Corner Part 2

100 Years celebrations

How to be a great DO: Part 2

Obituary: Robin John Bunn

Business Bites: Leader influencing

Membership & Communications Update

ABDO centenary celebrations

Member benefits spotlight: Business insurance

How to be a great DO: Part 1

Dry eye corner: Part 1

Eyecare FAQ: January

Post from the president

Regional lead update: South East of England

Business Bites: Collaboration

SOC 2025: celebrating 30 years of CPD

Business Bites: Active listening

ABDO in the regions: South West of England

Member benefits spotlight: November

Low Vision Corner Part 10

Post from the President

Eyecare FAQ: November

ABDO Clinical Conference 2025: report

ABDO holds annual meeting

ABDO Benevolent Fund annual meeting

All eyes on sustainability

Business Bites: Imposter phenomenon

STEAM at Silmo Paris

Obituary: Millie Fellows FBDO

EyecareFAQ: October

Membership benefits spotlight: October

ABDO in the regions: Wales

Post from the President

Low Vision Corner Part 9

Business Bites: Self-awareness

Eyecare FAQ: September

Member benefits spotlight: September

ABDO in the regions: Northern Ireland

ABDO CPD: Self-directed learning

Post from the president

Low Vision Corner Part 8

National Eye Health Week 2025

Highlights of ARVO 2025

Business Bites: Interruptions at work

Low Vision Corner Part 7

Book now for ABDO Clinical Conference

Member benefits spotlight

ABDO in the regions: Wales

Eyecare FAQ: July & August

Post from the president

Carpe diem: seizing the day at the BCLA

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month: June

Business Bites: Time management

ABDO in the regions: Scotland

Member benefits spotlight

Eyecare FAQ: June

Low Vision Corner Part 6

Post from the president

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: Work-life balance

ABDO in the regions: North of England

Post from the president

Member benefits spotlight

Low vision Corner Part 5

Eyecare FAQ: May

Business Bites: Motivating your team

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Q&A with Mumsnet

Post from the president

Low Vision Corner Part 4

Take 5 with Ian Pyzer

ABDO in the regions

Eyecare FAQ: April

Dispensing Optix

Lunch with Gyles Brandreth

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: Decision-making

Member benefit spotlight

Eyecare FAQ: March

ABDO in the regions

Cross-sector collaboration

Low Vision Corner Part 3

Post from the president

Big views for a BIG launch

Letter to the editor

My weekend at Mido

Business Bites: Overthinking at work

Obituary: Gill Bickle MSc, BSc (Hons) FBDO CL

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Take 5 with James Conway

Member benefits spotlight: February

Low Vision Corner Part 2

Eyecare FAQ: February

Post from the president

ABDO in the regions

On the inside track in Glasgow

Member survey feedback

ABDO regional leads update

Business Bites: Employee accountability

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Roadmap for the future

Member benefits spotlight: January

New year, fresh start

Eyecare FAQ: January

Low Vision Corner Part 1

Jottings: an heir and a spare

Business Bites: Structured feedback

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: Career advancement

UK Autumn Budget 2024 breakdown

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

OA Corner Final Part 46

Post from the president

Business Bites: Why mentoring matters

ABDO Clinical Conference 2024

ABDO in the regions: Scotland

Your CPD reflective exercise

Post from the president

OA Corner Part 45

Evidence-based practice Part 4

Business Bites: Innovation and change

ABDO outlines priorities at annual meeting

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: Leadership and leadership styles

National Eye Health Week 2024

ABDO in the regions: Northern Ireland

Post from the president

OA Corner Part 44

Obituary: Diarmid McArthur FBDO

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Take 5 with Peter Lynes

Research review Part 4

Business Bites: Risk in business

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Have you completed your CPD reflection?

Take 5 with Dr Gillian Rudduck

Post from the president

ABDO in the regions: Wales

OA Corner Part 43

Business Bites: Critical thinking skills

Evidence-based practice Part 3

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Post from the president

OA Corner Part 42

ABDO regional leads

Q&As with the ABDO Board

Research review Part 3

Tech Corner Part 2

Take 5 with Dr Monica Jong

Q&As

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Obituary: Roger Pope FBDO

OA Corner Part 41

Newsome’s Notes

Take 5 with Professor Philip Morgan

Q&As with the ABDO Board

Business Bites: A risky business

Evidence-based practice Part 2

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Q&As with the ABDO Board

OA Corner Part 40

Newsome’s Notes

Eye health care charity of the month

Business Bites: Business planning and developing your team

Tech Corner Part 1

Research Review Part 2

Industry hails “vibrant” 100% Optical

DOs pack out dispensing workshops at 100% Optical

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 39

Independent spirit at SightCare conference

Evidence-based practice Part 1

Business Bites: Nudge, nudge

ABDO student revision booster at the NRC

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

New series: Q&As

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 38

Take 5 with Liz Shilling

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: How to be a better leader

Research review Part 1

100% Optical education bookings open

ABDO Annual Plan 2024

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 37

Business Bites: The art of motivation

Business Bites: Facilitating empowerment

Research and the dispensing optician

Making a difference

Letter to the editor

All eyes on sustainability

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 36

Obituary: John Baker FBDO

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 35: Visual field test errors

Obituary: Lex McClymont FBDO

Support for optical lab technicians

Optical sector insights at OSA meeting

OCCS Insights 2022-23

Business Bites: The art of delegation

VCHP celebrates 20th anniversary

Obituary: Robert Jardine FBDO R

WATCH: Tips & Tricks with Chris Gurnell

OA Corner Part 34

Newsome’s Notes

Business Bites: Writing a business case

Few places left for ABDO Myopia Management Conference

OA Corner Part 33

Newsome’s Notes

Business Bites: What is a stakeholder?

Take 5 with Max Wolf

Business Bites: Nurturing your team

Business Bites: Becoming a leader

OA Corner Part 32

Newsome’s Notes

ABDO Myopia Management Conference

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 31

Jottings by Abbie White

Business Bites: Communicating well

OA Corner Part 30

Newsome’s Notes

UK medical devices regulation changes

OA Corner Part 29

Newsome’s Notes

Business Bites: Workplace culture

Take 5 with Dr John Buch

DO’ing something different

OA Corner Part 28

Newsome’s Notes

Take 5 with Safilo’s Oscar Cera

Business Bites: Micromanagement

Thinking Green Part 14

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 27

Business Bites: Leadership

OA Corner Part 26

Newsome’s Notes

Thinking Green Part 13

Business Bites: Empowerment

Thinking Green Part 12

CPD: Just do it

Interview: Alistair Bridge, ABDO CEO

OA Corner Part 25

Newsome’s Notes

Business Bites: Bouncebackability

2022 Autumn Statement measures

Thinking Green Part 11

How to save with your ABDO membership

100% Optical programme released

Obituary: Anne Christine Arnold Silk

Interview: Sir Anthony Garrett CBE HonFBDO

OA Corner Part 24

Newsome’s Notes

Business Bites: Finding success in failure

DOs engage at NOC 2022

Thinking Green Part 10

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 23

DO’ing something different

Business Bites: Meeting customers’ needs

DO’ing something different

Thinking Green Part 9

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 22

Jottings by Martin Goldman

Award-winning Villa Vision seeks DO

Letter to the editor

OSA labs driving sustainability

Business Bites: Getting ready for mentoring

Thinking Green Part 8

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 21

Business Bites: ESG standards

Thinking Green Part 7

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 20

Thinking green Part 6

OCCS Insights Part 7

National Insurance Contributions see-saw

Business Bites: Conflict in the workplace

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 19: Contact lens aftercare

Are you ready for Plastic Free July?

Business Bites: Time management

Full agenda at OSA summer meeting

Thinking Green Part 5: Saving water

Q&A with ABDO president: Daryl Newsome

Newsome’s Notes

OA Corner Part 18

In profile: ABDO vice president, Kevin Gutsell

Thinking Green Part 4: Saving energy at work

Business Bites: TOWS or SWOT?

DOs doing something different

Book review

OA Corner Part 17: Patient complaints Part 2

From the Holmes Front

ABDO Student Revision Event 2022

100% Optical hits the spot

Thinking Green Part 3: Upping your recycling game

Take 5 with Dr Andy Hepworth

DOs doing something different

Business Bites: Strategy planning with VRIO

OA Corner Part 16: Patient complaints Part 1

How Green’s went green

From the Holmes Front

Take 5 with Nevil Trotter

Success for Bradford contact lens students

Professional development planning for CPD

Thinking Green Part 2

Business Bites: Customer service

From the Holmes Front

DO’ing something different

OA Corner Part 15: Dry eye disease

OCCS Insights Part 6: Mask-wearing in practice

Business Bites: Career mentoring or coaching?

DO’ing something different

Thinking Green Part 1

From the Holmes Front

OA Corner Part 14: Occupational dispensing

ABDO launches 2022/26 Strategic Plan

Thinking Green: Recycling optical products

Region update: South of England

Business Bites: Mind the gap

New CPD scheme begins

From the Holmes Front

DO’ing something different: John Reece

OA Corner Part 13

Business Bites: Leadership and teams of the future

OCCS Insights Part 5: Pandemic-driven complaints

Region update: London

Business Bites: Recognise your abilities

From the Holmes Front

Take 5 with Tom Griffiths

OA Corner Part 12: PPLs demystified

Optix Conference makes a welcome return

ABDO Consultation Day 2021

Region update: Scotland

From the Holmes Front

OA Corner Part 11: Understanding glaucoma

OCCS Insights Part 4: The power of an apology

Business Bites: Beating burnout

Region update: North of England

From the Holmes Front

OA Corner Part 10: Explaining spectacle prescriptions Part 2

NEW: OCT training for ABDO members

Business Bites: Make time to think

See you at the SEE Summit

Business Bites: Happy, healthy people

Region update: Northern Ireland

From the Holmes Front

OA Corner Part 9: Explaining spectacle prescriptions Part 1

Business Bites: The power of trust

Business Bites: After action reviews

Region update: Midlands and East of England

Taking low vision skills to the next level

OCCS Insights Part 3: How to avoid complaints

From the Holmes front

OA Corner Part 8: Single vision lens basics

Making the most of ABDO’s Mentoring Platform

Would you do the honours?

ABDO Exams reports success during unprecedented times

Take 5 with Amélie Morel

Business Bites: Authenticity and aligning values

Advice for professions as Covid-19 restrictions end

Low vision survey highlights need for review

Region update: South of England

From the Holmes Front

OA Corner Part 7: Frame styling factors

Insta DO giveaway to celebrate

Getting to know you

Business Bites: The SCARF model

New support programme for independents

Bookings open for inaugural SEE Summit on the Environment

Take 5 with James Conway

Business Bites: Creating an ambitious personal development plan

Jottings: Taking the long view

Region update: London

OA Corner Part 6: Frame fitting basics

From the Holmes Front

Business Bites: Coaching for productive, healthy teams Part 2

Business Bites: Coaching for productive, healthy teams Part 1

Jottings: From OA to MECS CLO

Region update: Scotland

Take 5: with Dr Anne Wright CBE

From the Holmes front

Special reader offers for Virtual BCLA 2021

OA Corner Part 5: Our amazing eyes

Porsche Design presser: an audience with Patrick Dempsey

Getting to know you: Nick Walsh

Opti gears up for “business-boosting” comeback

Business Bites: The impact of poor management Part 2

Business Bites: The impact of poor management Part 1

Region update: North of England

From the Holmes front

Getting to know you: Ed Fox

OA Corner Part 4: Understanding bifocals

OCCS Insights Part 2

Business Bites: Maximising customer engagement

Education Insights: Bradford College students hit the mark

Making the most of Eyecare FAQ

Region update: Wales

Region update: Northern Ireland

Business Bites: Setting goals for your business

Jottings: Choosing my own path

CPD Part 1: From CET to CPD and beyond

A DO and proud of it

OA Corner Part 3: A question of strategies

Getting to know you: Carol Smith

Take 5: with Peter Reeve

Bernard Maitenaz: my friend and mentor

Business Bites: Burnout

Jottings: Long live the appointments system

Region update: Midlands and East Anglia

Business Bites: Are you future-proofing your career?

Eyecare 2021: the best of both worlds

Getting to know you: Debbie McGill

A DO and proud of it: Eyecare in lockdown

Jottings: Have passport, will travel

OA Corner Part 2: Communication

Take 5: with Luke Stevens-Burt

Obituary: Christine Harm 1957-2021

Business Bites: Enjoyment in work

OCCS Insights Part 1

Letter to the editor

Business Bites: What is servant leadership?

Region update: South of England

A DO and proud of it

ABDO launches 2021 Annual Plan

OA Corner: Part 1

Region update: London

Business Bites: Problem? Don’t blame me (Part 2)

A DO and proud of it

Business Bites: Problem? Don’t blame me (Part 1)

Competition Corner: December

Region update: Scotland

BCLA UK: Bouncing back from Covid-19

Jottings: The art of dispensing during Covid-19

Business Bites: How does the mentoring process work?

Extended Services Day success

Industry turns the page on 2020

Business Bites: How to be unique

Competition Corner: November

A DO and proud of it

Jottings: Optics, nutrition and me

Region update: North of England

Business Bites. Impermanence, change and business agility Part 2

CPD Part 6. Levelling up with postgraduate education

Business Bites: Impermanence, change and business agility. Part 1

Competition Corner: October

Q&A with Dr Stephen Hicks

Business Bites: A guide to overcoming procrastination

“Do things differently,” says BCLA president

Region update: Wales

Region update: Northern Ireland

Business Bites: Introversion and leadership

Competition Corner: September

Business Bites: VUCA and Covid-19

CPD Part 5. Low vision

Business Bites: 30-60-90-day plans

Region Update: Midlands and East Anglia

ABDO highlights concerns about GOC ESR

Jottings: Never truly off duty

Competition Corner: August

Business Bites: Resonance and emotional intelligence

Covid-19 and contact lenses, with Professor Lyndon Jones

Business Bites: It’s about time

Business Bites: Reintegration of your teams and well-being

Careers: Top tips for refreshing your CV

Business Bites: On course for lifelong learning

Region Update: South of England

Competition Corner: July

Business Bites: Empowerment and trust

Business Bites: How to be a great mentor

Business Bites: Crisis driven change and making it stick

IPRO for audiology boosts practice efficiency

CPD Part 4. Dispensing cases

Apply now for Continuing Improvement Certificate course

Region Update: London

Business Bites: How to regain trust and loyalty

Bouncing back to reality

Six things locums should be doing right now

Competition Corner: June

Jottings: Rising to the CET challenge

Region Update: Scotland

Competition Corner: May

Jottings: From DO to Covid-19 tester

Interactive CET – from a distance

ABDO Management & Leadership Training in demand

Digital downtime and downward dogs

CPD Part 3. Contact lens patient cases

Region update: North

Jottings: A DO on the frontline

Covid-19 and contact lens wear

Covid-19 business/finance support Part 3: All

Covid-19 business support Part 2: Employers

Covid-19 business support Part 1: Employees & self-employed/locums

Jottings: To reglaze or not to reglaze?

Teaching, learning and low vision

Competition Corner: April

Black Arts: Much ado about online sales

Crisis management: Coping through Covid-19

ABDO College moves to remote teaching

Business Bites: Mentoring for career success

Region update: Wales

Region update: Northern Ireland

Competition Corner: March

A guide to degree level apprenticeships

Region update: Midlands & Anglia

CPD Part 2. Dispensing cases: review and reflection

Business Bites: Management training for talent retention

Competition Corner: February 2020

Fresh eyes on Eyecare Glasgow

DOs flock to 100% Optical

Business Bites: Useful management tools

CPD Part 1: SWOT for a SMART plan

Policy update: New Year resolutions

Region update: South of England

Competition Corner: January 2020

CPD Part 11: Experiencing CPD first-hand

Region update: London

CPD Part 10: Reflection: learning from experiences, good or bad

CPD Part 9: Exploring CET formats

Jottings: Smart move into low vision tech

CPD Part 8: Evidence-based practice Part 2

CPD Part 7: Evidence-based practice Part 1

ABDO CET for all at 100% Optical

Business bites: Growth through low vision services

CPD Part 6: Setting goals for learning and development

Inaugural Eye Camp supports people of Punjab

Denmark’s first sustainable opticians opens

CPD Part 5: Audit in action

Stop! In the name of eye health

Business Bites: Outsourcing your energy management

Region update: North, Midlands & Anglia

Take 5: with Dr Kamlesh Chauhan

Don’t mention the ‘P’ word

Use of fluorescein in pregnancy

Business Bites: Unlock your leadership potential

CPD Part 4: What is a clinical audit?

World Sight Day: putting vision first

ABDO College celebrates ‘green’ successes

Business Bites: Your online presence

Take 5: with Katie Docker

Sites for sore eyes

CPD Part 3: How to reflect

Region update: Midlands and Anglia

Business Bites: the value in valuation

SGMs to be held during ABDO Consultation Day

CPD Part 2: What is reflective practice?

Take 5: with Julian Jackson

Region update: Midlands and East Anglia

Business Bites: Maximise your online presence

Region update: South of England

Putting hard-won skills into practice with VAO

Business Bites: How important is training for your business?

CPD Part 1: What is CPD?

Take 5: with Professor Lyndon Jones

IACLE marks 40th year milestone

Business Bites: Mystery shopping & patient feedback

Region update: London

Indie business insights and ‘speed dating’

ABDO College Decathlon raises £2k+ for charity

Regional leads meet at the NRC

ABDO Go Local CET: easy as 1, 2, 3

Benevolent Fund Report

In practice: Eyecare and the Equality Act

Business Bites: Tips on becoming a practice owner

Region update: Scotland

Advancing optics Down Under

Bradford College celebrates awards and 70th anniversary

Max Halford appointed ABDO clinical lead

Success for ABDO’s Student Revision event

Just one per cent of UK population uses opticians for hay fever services

Region update: North of England

Region update: Northern Ireland

Region update: Wales

ABDO on the radio

New Business Guide for ABDO Members

Equality, diversity and inclusion monitoring of the optical professions

Region update: Midlands and East Anglia

Region update: South

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Celebrating the past, inspiring the future

Post from the president

Eyecare FAQ: February

Regional lead update: Scotland

Member benefits spotlight: ABDO Benevolent Fund

Dry Eye Corner Part 2

100 Years celebrations

How to be a great DO: Part 2

Obituary: Robin John Bunn

Business Bites: Leader influencing

Membership & Communications Update

ABDO centenary celebrations

Member benefits spotlight: Business insurance

How to be a great DO: Part 1

Dry eye corner: Part 1

Eyecare FAQ: January

Post from the president

Regional lead update: South East of England

Business Bites: Collaboration

SOC 2025: celebrating 30 years of CPD

Business Bites: Active listening

ABDO in the regions: South West of England

Member benefits spotlight: November

Low Vision Corner Part 10

Post from the President

Eyecare FAQ: November

ABDO Clinical Conference 2025: report

ABDO holds annual meeting

ABDO Benevolent Fund annual meeting

All eyes on sustainability

Business Bites: Imposter phenomenon

STEAM at Silmo Paris

Obituary: Millie Fellows FBDO

EyecareFAQ: October

Membership benefits spotlight: October

ABDO in the regions: Wales

Post from the President

Low Vision Corner Part 9

Business Bites: Self-awareness

Eyecare FAQ: September

Member benefits spotlight: September

ABDO in the regions: Northern Ireland

ABDO CPD: Self-directed learning

Post from the president

Low Vision Corner Part 8

National Eye Health Week 2025

Highlights of ARVO 2025

Business Bites: Interruptions at work

Low Vision Corner Part 7

Book now for ABDO Clinical Conference

Member benefits spotlight

ABDO in the regions: Wales

Eyecare FAQ: July & August

Post from the president

Carpe diem: seizing the day at the BCLA

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month: June

Business Bites: Time management

ABDO in the regions: Scotland

Member benefits spotlight

Eyecare FAQ: June

Low Vision Corner Part 6

Post from the president

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Business Bites: Work-life balance

ABDO in the regions: North of England

Post from the president

Member benefits spotlight

Low vision Corner Part 5

Eyecare FAQ: May

Business Bites: Motivating your team

Eye Health Care Charity of the Month

Q&A with Mumsnet

Post from the president

Low Vision Corner Part 4