Children's eye health

Latest campaign

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.

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Jane Veys MCOptom on acronym ambivalence

Latest clinical files

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

This paper provides a practical overview of the causes and impact of cerebral visual impairment (CVI), how it is diagnosed and telltale signs and symptoms.

We have responded to the Home Office call for evidence on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

The College’s Clinical Editor, Jane Veys MCOptom, on embracing the advantages of both digital and analogue

A lack of experience can put some optometrists off examining young children’s eyes. Anna Scott asks: how can they feel empowered and confident?

In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.

Online CPD courses for optometrists on the topic of paediatric eye care.

This recorded webinar by Professor Bruce Evans FCOptom will help you diagnose binocular vision anomalies and identify those that can be treated by an optometrist, those that need referral or do not require treatment.

This recorded webinar delivered by Suzanne Fraser MCOptom and Cathy Williams will help you understand how to assess a child with learning difficulties and the process of taking a relevant history.

Accredited Level 2 course, introducing pre-registration trainees to the key issues they need to be aware of when working with children.

This recorded keynote lecture by Dr Rowan Candy MCOptom focused on young children who are at risk for strabismus and amblyopia. Dr Candy reviews the refractive and ocular motor development of infants and pre-schoolers in the context of clinical assessment and care.

Professor Ed Mallen MCOptom discusses the findings from the part College-funded Northern Ireland Childhood Errors of Refraction (NICER) Study and how it can help you talk to children at risk of myopia and their parents.