The College of Optometrists has today launched a public consultation on the next edition of its Guidance for Professional Practice which will be open for the next six weeks until Monday 3 August 2026.
The Health Bill is part of the government's modernisation agenda to improve patient care in England.
Clinical files: A 65-year-old patient is asymptomatic but has mild-to-moderate nuclear sclerotic cataract in each eye. Should I shorten their recall interval given that the cataract is likely to progress?
Patients will be paid £20 per session and all travel expenses will be reimbursed.
The College of Optometrists and The Association of Optometrists (AOP) warn the current self-declaration system puts more lives at risk of death or injury.
Chris Steele FCOptom, Clinical Editor of Acuity, looks at the brink of a major medical shift.
The clinical figures that count.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Gillian Rudduck MCOptom on successful adaptation.
Adrian O'Dowd examines the evidence on the use of coloured overlays and how the profession should approach visual stress.
We speak to Ruth Bennett MCOptom, the College’s Deputy Lead Assessor on the Scheme for Registration, about her “portfolio” career in optometry.