Research

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

“The Undergraduate Research Scholarship has had a profound impact on my academic and professional development. It has equipped me with essential skills in interdisciplinary collaboration, script writing, and experiment design.”

“This scholarship has not only enhanced my confidence in research but has also opened my eyes to the possibilities of contributing to the field.”

Ifeoluwa Adeleke, Undergraduate Research Scholarship recipient

In the news

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

Latest in Acuity

The clinical figures that count.

Online CPD

Online CPD courses for eye health professionals in collaboration with Ulster University and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Access our journal

The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.

More on research

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.