Cutting waiting times and preventing sight loss.
Eye care in Scotland: building on success
Securing sustainable eye care in Wales
This member briefing outlines our views on the UK Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, detailing how the NHS will be reformed.
This brief presents key findings from the latest evidence and offers recommendations to expand and fully integrate optometry-led urgent eye care services across England.
This sets out proposed new care models for glaucoma patients in order to better utilise primary care capacity, while still maintaining patient safety.
The College highlights how eye care is already well-placed to meet aims.
Our vision for better integrated eye care services
The GOC outcomes and competencies that qualify all optometrists to deliver MECS and CUES.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible sight loss in the UK and affects over one million people, which is predicted to rise by 100,000 cases to 1.145 million people by 2030*.
The government has progressed its commitment to moving more care from hospitals to communities.
Welsh government urged to go even further to advance optometry services and meet the growing demand for community eye care.
Next Scottish government urged to go even further to meet the growing need for community eye care services to prevent sight loss.
The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan is a crucial chance to expand and strengthen primary eye care by cutting hospital pressure and tackling inequalities in access across England.
Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom on the strategic plan for 2025–30.
This week, The College of Optometrists formally presented Marsha de Cordova MP with an Honorary Fellowship at the College’s headquarters in London.
From shaping eye care’s future to championing road safety, AI innovation, and inclusive learning – we made an impactful start to 2025.
The new framework recognises primary eye care as fundamental to NHS provision and local leadership.