Cutting waiting times and preventing sight loss.
Eye care in Scotland: building on success
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 member briefing outlines our views on the UK Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England, detailing how the NHS will be reformed.
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.
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.
The College of Optometrists used this year’s major political party conferences to promote key messages about optometry and eye health to MPs and ministers, aligning discussions with the NHS 10-year health plan.
Leading primary eye care organisations announce that they will help the NHS deliver its 10 Year Health Plan.
As part of its 10-Year Health Plan, the government is proposing to extend the range of prescription-only medicines available for optometrists to supply under the medicines exemptions legislation.