Research

College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.

There are plenty of evidence-based resources to draw on, writes Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu MCOptom, Clinical Adviser for the College.

Adrian O’Dowd explores the more uncommon ocular side effects of newer pharmacological treatments and how to identify them.

Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

Evaporative dry eye resulting from meibomian gland dysfunction has been difficult to treat, writes Kim Thomas. But intense pulsed light therapy is being increasingly deployed to tackle it. So does it really work?

The glaucoma expert on his research and educating the next generation.

The college's key achievements in 2020-21: inspiring, informing and supporting optometrists, patients and the public.

Our research strategy sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.

The College’s Research Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements in optometric research, and how they enrich the profession.

Kathy Oxtoby looks at what qualitative research adds to clinical evidence and how it provides human insights that can’t be measured in numbers.

Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

The College is committed to investing in the future of the profession and we believe that today's research leads to tomorrow's practice.

Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.