Children's eye health

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New programme marks National Eye Health Week 2025 by sharing a special story about eye care with nurseries.

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Imogen Hawthorne MCOptom explains how her portfolio career has flourished.

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Clinical files: Is a 6-year-old child too young for contact lenses?

Position statements

The College's position on the use of Chloramphenicol POM in paediatric populations.

More on examining children

Develop your skills with College-accredited higher qualifications in glaucoma, medical retina, low vision, contact lens practice and paediatric eye care

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.

Imogen Hawthorne MCOptom explains how her portfolio career has flourished.

Every consultation is a public health moment; the question is what we choose to do with it, says Daniel Hardiman-McCartney MBE FCOptom.

The conditions and development milestones to look out for in paediatric vision assessments.

A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.

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.

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.