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.
Clinical files: Is a child who is not a resident of the UK eligible for an NHS-funded sight test?
Becky McCall analyses the evidence that working distance increases the risk of myopia in children, and the escalation of time spent on screens is related to the surging incidence of myopia around the world.
Kaye McIntosh on managing patients with nystagmus in the consulting room – patience is key in examinations.
In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
Many optometrists find examining children difficult, so we provide a helping hand.
Where optometry professionals come together for practical learning, CPD and fresh insight.
As the nights draw in and we enter a harsh winter, we may experience some issues with our eyes and even our vision, as we find that our eyes need some particular seasonal care.
The College’s Guidance for Professional Practice section on assessing and managing children with myopia.
This hands-on workshop will consider the main facial differences between adults and children and how this should be reflected in the choice of frame that is dispensed.
This session explores the potential resultant effect of a poor fitting frame and the relationship between the frame parameters and facial measurements.