Member briefing: This page explains the key findings of the PrOVIDe study and sets out how this knowledge might benefit you in practice.

Member briefing: College research finds that consumers prefer spectacles purchased in UK optometry practices to those bought online.

Summaries of two research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

Member briefing: On 29 September 2016, the College hosted a landmark roundtable event in London, involving all the key optical sector organisations, to gather ideas for preparing for an uncertain future.

The College of Optometrists led stakeholders from across the sector to undertake a survey of the optical workforce.

This project provides communication skills information for optometry students, optometric practitioners, trainers and organisations.

The risks of developing both dementia and visual impairment increase with age, so a large population of people in the UK affected by dementia may also have visual impairment.

New technologies mean that with the guidance of eye health professionals, prevention, promotion and treatment can be embedded in the local community, but this needs to be prepared for.