The General Optical Council is bringing charges against eBay for 'aiding and abetting' sales of contact lenses without the involvement of a qualified optician.
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The two-day event is aimed at those who wish to understand the fundamentals of colour vision and the effects on chromatic sensitivity that result from changes in stimulus parameters and / or the properties of the eye.
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Diabetes UK is joining forces with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes and the Hansard Society to launch a new public online consultation to help assess the state of diabetes healthcare across the UK.
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Optometrist Andrew Elder Smith recently took part in the Great North Run in September to help raise money for leading blindness charity Fight for Sight.
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Fight for Sight recently held an awards ceremony to celebrate its 40th anniversary and thank some of its many hard-working fundraisers.
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Squared-eyed Brits spend a mind-numbing 128,780 hours per working lifetime sitting in front of TV or computer screens, according to a new survey launched to mark the start of National Eye Week (12-18 September).
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Fight for Sight has run two very successful fundraising weeks for opticians over the summer. Forty different branches took part, each pledging to raise at least 40 to help celebrate Fight for Sights fortieth birthday although many raised much more.
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Four members of Fight for Sights Wiltshire Committee recently visited the Institute of Ophthalmogy in London to hear about the work of Simon Brooks, a PhD student sponsored by the money they raise.
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Two of Fight for Sights regional committees held fundraising events over the summer, raising over 4,000 between them.
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More coordination, not reorganisation is the GOCs message to a government review of regulation. In its response to a Call for Ideas from the non-medical healthcare regulation review group, the Council highlights the need for a consistent approach from healthcare regulators.
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