College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.
This sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.
Find out about the range of financial and practical support we offer College members undertaking research.
These awards recognise and celebrate the considerable achievements of our members involved in optometric research.
The College’s Research Excellence Awards recognise achievements in optometric research, and the way in which they enrich the whole profession.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
Optometry in Practice (OiP), the College’s quarterly CPD journal, covers the latest research, analysis and opinion from your profession, and provides up to 4 CPD points.
The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.
The college's key achievements in 2020-21: inspiring, informing and supporting optometrists, patients and the public.
Our research strategy sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.
The College’s Research Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements in optometric research, and how they enrich the profession.
Kathy Oxtoby looks at what qualitative research adds to clinical evidence and how it provides human insights that can’t be measured in numbers.
Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.
The College is committed to investing in the future of the profession and we believe that today's research leads to tomorrow's practice.