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.
A&E optometrists can see everything from DIY mishaps to domestic violence in a day's work, writes Steve Smethurst.
Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.
The clinical figures that count.
Key statistics on optometry around the world.
Rima Evans speaks to the optometrists who have forged an academic career.
This article covers prescribing, fitting and dispensing myopia management soft contact lenses in children