Dispensing Optics Online

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

Job vacancies

Dispensing optician, Glasgow

Paediatric dispensing optician

Dispensing optician, Telford

Dispensing optician, Cobham, Surrey

Dispensing optician, Olney & Duston

Optometrist - Part-time, Somerton

Dispensing optician, Harrogate

Dispensing optician/ dispensing assistant, Enfield

Dispensing optician, Truro

Dispensing optician /dispensing assistant, Luton

Dispensing optician, Leeds

Dispensing optician, Midlands, Ireland

Dispensing optician, Chingford

Pre-reg dispensing optician, East Ham, London

Manager, Essex

Optical assistant, Central London

Featured Articles

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