Visual perception influences boredom, and excessive smartphone use may disrupt that relationship. Anna Scott asks what the clinical implications are and how optometrists can respond.

Imogen Hawthorne MCOptom explains how her portfolio career has flourished.

Every consultation is a public health moment; the question is what we choose to do with it, says Daniel Hardiman-McCartney MBE FCOptom.

Many occupations, from delivery driving to policing and aviation, require specific vision standards. Sophie Goodchild outlines the current criteria, the optometrist’s role in supporting compliance, and proposed reforms.

AS-OCT-A is an emerging imaging modality that is proving to be a promising way to assess anterior-segment blood vessels. Kathy Oxtoby looks at the latest research and current and future AS-OCT-A applications.

Adrian O’Dowd explores how AI technology is being used in optometry and its future potential.

A compassionate workplace will support employees through bereavement, writes Kaye McIntosh. What should you do when a colleague loses someone close?

We speak to Yannick Dyant MCOptom, who has combined a career in British optometry with work promoting the profession back in France.

The need for optometrists to write a business case is rising. Helen Bird finds out why, and how to write one effectively.

The conditions and development milestones to look out for in paediatric vision assessments.

In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.

The College of Optometrists' public consultation on the next edition of its Guidance for Professional Practice is open for feedback until Monday 3 August 2026.