The College provides the latest news, research, advice and guidance on examining children, and all the key optical topics. The College actively campaigns on improving Children’s eye health across the UK.
All children to have a full sight test before they start school, between the ages of three and four.
We are calling on national health and care service providers to:
We are asking all optometrists, dispensing opticians, contact lens opticians and other optical professionals who work with children to:
Don't know that school vision screening are not the same as full sight tests
Don’t consider children’s sight tests as very important health checks
Feel it’s only necessary to take children for sight tests if issues are flagged
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.
New research shows that only 30% of kids always wear sunglasses on sunny days and more than a third of parents believe a hat or cap offers the same protection as sunglasses.
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.
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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.
The clinical figures that count.
Kellie Smith looks at how much parents know about eye exams for children and whether it’s an opportunity for optometrists to specialise the care they provide.
About 25,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with NF1, yet many have never heard of the condition. It has ocular signs and symptoms, so what do optometrists need to know?
This course covers aspects of myopia and risk factors for progression in children. It will help you advise parents, caregivers, and patients on the available management options.
New programme marks National Eye Health Week 2025 by sharing a special story about eye care with nurseries.
The College of Optometrists has announced a new undergraduate research grant, the Angela Bishop Undergraduate Research Scholarships for Paediatric Optometry and Binocular Vision.
Chris Steele FCOptom, new Clinical Editor of Acuity, on change as a positive factor
Eye health issues that are making the news.