College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.
This sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.
Find out about the range of financial and practical support we offer College members undertaking research.
These awards recognise and celebrate the considerable achievements of our members involved in optometric research.
The College’s Research Excellence Awards recognise achievements in optometric research, and the way in which they enrich the whole profession.
The clinical figures that count.
Optometry in Practice (OiP), the College’s quarterly CPD journal, covers the latest research, analysis and opinion from your profession, and provides up to 4 CPD points.
The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Rebekah Stevens MCOptom, the College’s Lead Assessor, explains how her career in academia has prepared her for the challenge of guiding and supporting pre-registration optometrists.
Scott Mackie FCOptom is an independent prescribing optometrist working in primary care. He discusses how to discriminate between a red eye that can be managed and one that has to be referred.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Delphi studies, and when should they be preferred to other research methods? Jo Waters talks to those who use them.
The UK had been excluded from the scheme due to dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Acuity spoke to College members Amy Hughes MCOptom and Ian Jarvis MCOptom about their experiences of research.