To mark World Sight Day, new analysis of UK eye tests data estimates that only around 5% of the total population of children aged five years and under had an eye test in 2025, despite optometrists and opticians recommending that children should be taken for their first regular eye test by the time they start school, from age three to four years old.
ABDO, Boots Opticians, the College and Specsavers have all come together to deliver a public awareness campaign on the importance of children receiving a full sight test before they start school, around three to four years old.
Online CPD courses for optometrists on the topic of children's eye care.
The College of Optometrists, Association of British Dispensing Opticians and the OSA partner in new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of children’s eye tests and better signposting for parents to children’s eye care professionals on the High Street.
The College’s Guidance for Professional Practice is the essential reference for optometrists in all work environments. It provides the support and guidance they need to make the right clinical and professional decisions in a range of situations, and to put their patient’s interests first.
What would you do when asked to divulge information about a child patient?
Take part in our research on childhood myopia and inform future decisions on myopia management.
The College issues eye health advice as more families consider hosting their own fireworks display.
In the September issue of Optometry in Practice, we discuss the importance of establishing a new framework for eye care in special schools
This article provides optometrists with a framework to meet the eye care needs of children with significant learning disabilities.
Becky McCall looks at how the latest research has linked air pollution with eye health, and the advice to give patients on how to protect themselves.
Half of those with anterior uveitis carry the HLA-B27 antigen on their white blood cells. Kim Thomas explores the role this genetic association plays in eye disorders.
The clinical figures that count.
Child vision screening 2019 – services are available but still work to do.
Clinical files: Can I see a patient for a sight test before they are due for a routine examination?
This article reviews the evidence to support the optometric management of childhood myopia.
As one of the UK’s foremost paediatric eye care researchers, Professor Kathryn Saunders FCOptom is leading practitioners in treating children.