The College provides the latest news, research, advice and guidance on the retina, and all the key optical topics. These are regularly reviewed to ensure you are completely up-to-date with your practice.
Read the guidance for advice on examining patients with diabetes mellitus.
Guidance for optometrists on examining patients who present with flashes and floaters.
Visit our learning hub for the latest online courses available to members on the topic of retina.
The Clinical Management Guidelines (CMGs) set out the evidence to inform your clinical practice and support professional judgement with respect to diagnosis and management.
As advances in optical coherence tomography imaging shed new light on the choroid, Carina Bailey asks how measuring choroidal thickness could help determine ocular health.
Clinical files: Do I need to follow-up on patients with posterior vitreous detachment?
Dr Flors Viñuela-Navarro PhD MCOptom and Dr Francisco Viñuela-Rodriguez FAAO discuss the abnormalities of a pituitary tumour and the diagnosis of such space-occupying lesions.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Diabetes and its complications account for around 10% of the NHS budget and are projected to swallow up more. Léa Surugue asks what the future holds for national diabetic eye screening.
A message from the President of the College of Optometrists.
Graphene is the world’s thinnest, strongest and most conductive substance. Already tested in presbyopia treatment, it is a promising candidate for ocular drug delivery, health monitoring and smart contact lenses, writes Kim Thomas.
The clinical figures that count.
Dr David Robert Grimes looks at the eye health issues that are making the news.
Head-mounted displays using virtual reality are at the leading edge of research into visual field testing. Carina Bailey reports on developments.
What's happening in the world of technology.
Himali Shah MCOptom, Resident Optometrist at Specsavers, Leicester North, discusses a case of a patient presenting with vitreomacular traction.