Read the Guidance for Professional Practice on examining younger children
Read the Guidance for Professional Practice.
Find out more about getting a higher qualification in Paediatric eye care.
Read our ethical scenarios and decide what you would do in these situations.
New programme marks National Eye Health Week 2025 by sharing a special story about eye care with nurseries.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Clinical files: Is a 6-year-old child too young for contact lenses?
The College's position on the use of Chloramphenicol POM in paediatric populations.
A College-accredited higher qualification will equip you for new challenges and responsibilities, and support your continuing professional development and career progression.
Research, jointly funded by the College of Optometrists and Ulster University, has shown that myopia is more than twice as prevalent among children in the UK now than in the 1960s.
Part two of the myopia online course focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of myopia control interventions and the management of more complex clinical cases.
This course will advance your understanding of myopia management by evaluating the effectiveness of myopia control interventions and the management of more complex clinical cases.
The clinical figures that count.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
We meet Sosena Tang MCOptom, whose diverse career currently includes roles with the NHS, RNIB, private practice and the College.
From boosting children’s eye health awareness to celebrating our first OptPE affix and refreshing member learning - here’s how we shaped the profession in early 2025.
The College of Optometrists has published a new online course for members to enhance their clinical expertise in myopia management.
As we leave summer behind and head towards winter, growing demands on the NHS will no doubt fill news headlines.