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Treating minor eye conditions in optometry practices: is this a viable model for the future?

1 June 2018 | | EYE - General
The role of the optometrist has expanded in recent years as community eye care services have changed. With the limited scope of general ophthalmic services (GOS) regulations in most parts of the UK, the funding to support additional care has...

Nominations now open for the College’s President’s Research Medal

2 October 2025 | optometry, professional development, nominations, research, awards
The President’s Research Medal recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions to research and recognises a lifetime's career in optometric, eye health or vision science research. The President’s Research Medal is the College’s most prestigious research award. The winners of this award...

The challenges of rural optometry and how independent prescribing has helped

1 February 2017 | | EYE - General
Why move from a busy professional independent Aberdeen optometry practice over 200 miles to one of the most remote places in the United Kingdom? I could talk about the professional challenge of supporting a rural community, or the chance to...

Access to eyecare based on geographical location

3 April 2023 | | EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The authors aimed to evaluate access to paediatric ophthalmology using geo-informatics (OpenStreetMap software) with the objectives being to calculate driving time between vision screening centres and eyecare providers (ophthalmologists or optometrists) coupled with mapping to demographic information and economic census...

Optometry Tomorrow 2026 - Early bird booking is now open

16 February 2026 | optometry, events, professional development, news
Secure your place today and take advantage of the early bird discount for the best value tickets. Bookings open today for Optometry Tomorrow 2026, The College of Optometrists’ flagship conference, on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 June at the Harrogate...

CHEC Loughborough CPD Open Evening

24 April 2025
This CPD session on 'Decoding Macular OCT: Mastering Membranes and Holes - Empowering Optometrists in Referral Decision-Making' will be hosted by Mahmoud Rabie, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Clinical Director of Ophthalmology at CHEC. Throughout the evening, you will be able to...

Optical practices to stop providing routine sight tests

24 March 2020
The following is a joint statement from the Optometric Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC), Optometry Scotland, Optometry Wales and Optometry Northern Ireland.

Lothian Optometry Teach and Treat Clinic

1 December 2013 |
The Lothian Optometry Teach and Treat (LOTT) Clinic is a supervised training clinic for community optometrists with an interest in managing patients with acute eye pathology, normally managed in the hospital setting. LOTT, which is the first clinic of its...

Moorfields cornea focus 2024

22 November 2024
The Moorfields cornea focus meeting is a non-promotional meeting supported by an educational grant from Santen UK and organised by Professor Sajjad Ahmad, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Hospital. Each year the meeting focuses on a different topic. Co-chaired by...

Moorfields: cornea focus 2025

21 November 2025
The 2025 Moorfields cornea focus meeting will take place on 21 November 2025. The topic will be corneal nerves.

How to be a better optometrist – a personal view

5 February 2020 | | EYE - General
Our optometry editor shares her personal observations of what makes the best optometrist. Some years ago in Glasgow, I gave a presentation with this same title, ‘How to be a better optometrist’. I was the optometry programme director for NHS...

Nominations open for AOP elected and designated Council positions

15 February 2024 | council, infrastructure, AOP, nominations, optometry
The Association of Optometrists invites nominations from eligible members for its 2024 Council elections.