Durban, South Africa, Friday 16 March, 2007: Key public health bodies and healthcare professionals today watched as the Durban Declaration was signed at the World Congress on Refractive Error to advocate public health strategies for an end to unnecessary blindness from uncorrected refractive error affecting more than 300million people in the world today.
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All full registrants must apply for retention in the Opticians Register within the next two weeks, to avoid removal on 1 April.
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Further to recent findings that 97% of websites don’t meet minimum levels of accessibility, national charity, Action for Blind People, launches its new fully accessible website www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk on Tuesday 20 February.
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The General Optical Council (GOC) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s White Paper on professional regulation.
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The General Optical Council (GOC) today warned registrants that time is running out to renew registration for 2007/8.
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General Optical Council chairman Rosie Varley has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List. The honour is in recognition of her services to the NHS and to healthcare.
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