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.
The College’s Research Excellence Awards recognise achievements in optometric research, and the way in which they enrich the whole profession.
The clinical figures that count.
Optometry in Practice (OiP), the College’s quarterly CPD journal, covers the latest research, analysis and opinion from your profession, and provides up to 4 CPD points.
The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.
There are plenty of evidence-based resources to draw on, writes Dr Paramdeep Bilkhu MCOptom, Clinical Adviser for the College.
Adrian O’Dowd explores the more uncommon ocular side effects of newer pharmacological treatments and how to identify them.
Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.
Evaporative dry eye resulting from meibomian gland dysfunction has been difficult to treat, writes Kim Thomas. But intense pulsed light therapy is being increasingly deployed to tackle it. So does it really work?
The glaucoma expert on his research and educating the next generation.
The college's key achievements in 2020-21: inspiring, informing and supporting optometrists, patients and the public.
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.