College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.
This sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.
Find out about the range of financial and practical support we offer College members undertaking research.
These awards recognise and celebrate the considerable achievements of our members involved in optometric research.
Deborah Bott is the first author of the winning entry of the 2024 College of Optometrists Early Career Researchers Poster Competition.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
Online CPD courses for eye health professionals in collaboration with Ulster University and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.
Denise Voon MCOptom, Clinical Adviser for the College, on responding to patients and colleagues with compassionate leadership.
The use of evidence-based optometry Is encouraged, but research can be hard to decipher. We break down some commonly used terms.
The prestigious research award recognised his lifetime's contribution to the field of optometry.
Have your paper included in a special issue of OPO, the College's leading international research journal.
By taking part in this survey, you will help the College gather evidence to support the future needs of the optometry profession.
A message from Leon Davies, College President - Spring 2023.
The clinical figures that count - Spring 2023
Eye health issues that are making the news - Spring 2023.