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Information for patients purchasing contact lenses from elsewhere Guidance and Professional Standards
The Importance of Vision in Preventing Falls Guidance and Professional Standards 9/06/11
Instillation of Diagnostic Eye Drops in general optometric practice Guidance and Professional Standards 2/05/05
National Patient Safety Agency: Seven Steps to Patient Safety Guidance and Professional Standards 1/10/09
Guidance notes for the lighting of optometric practices Guidance and Professional Standards 2/04/07
Wet AMD - electronic referral form Guidance and Professional Standards 28/09/10
Information Sheet - Ready made reading glasses `readymades` Guidance and Professional Standards 5/07/11
Use of personal information Guidance and Professional Standards
Information Sheet - Orthokeratology Guidance and Professional Standards 5/07/11
Infection Control FAQs Guidance and Professional Standards 1/04/09
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  NICE - Quality Standard on Glaucoma

  Guidance on the referral of Glaucoma suspects by community optometrists 

This guidance relates to asymptomatic patients. Those with symptoms should be treated according to current protocols.

This guidance relates to suspected glaucoma only.

   Joint Supplementary College Guidance on Supervision in relation to Glaucoma-related Care by Optometrists

In April 2009 NICE issued guidelines on the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of Glaucoma. These guidelines recommend that certain areas of Glaucoma-related work should be undertaken only by an optometrist with a specialist qualification or who is working under the supervision of a consultant ophthalmologist.

  Instillation of Diagnostic Eye Drops in general optometric practice

The use of diagnostic drugs is a routine and essential part of optometric practice. Correct use of appropriate drugs will often be needed for the refraction of children and young adults under cycloplegia; similarly for the examination of the external eye, ocular media and fundus.

Includes information for patients on Fluorescein, local anaesthetics, Cyclopentolate, Tropicamide

Members can download the Guidance by clicking the link above

  Rules and regulations on sight testing and contact lens fitting and supply

Published 24 March 2011

The aim of this brief guide is to highlight some of the issues that may occur when working in community practice compared with a hospital setting,