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Our vision for the future

Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.

Latest consultations

The main purpose of the bill is to abolish NHS England and centralise its services, creating single patient records where patient health information is available in one place.

Position statements

Standards and guidance for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.

Optometry careers

The GOC outcomes and competencies that qualify all optometrists to deliver MECS and CUES.

More articles on the optical workforce

The NICER study has led to the creation of a new digital health app, which helps predict the likelihood of myopia.

A message from Leon Davies, College President

We launched our workforce vision for the UK in August 2022, here’s what we have achieved since.

Our vision sets out how we will ensure that optometrists remain at the forefront of eye care provision.

The College of Optometrists is leading a sector-wide and UK-wide, multi-professional eye care workforce supply and demand data modelling project.

In this recorded webinar, Jeff Hogg explores the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what defines AI as a medical device (AIaMD).

Podcast: Dr Jeffry Hogg answers all those questions there wasn't time to cover during his webinar on AI and optometry.

Abstracts from the online Women in Vision UK Annual Meeting 2022 are presented.

Expanded Optometry Tomorrow 2024 offers a bumper weekend of lectures and hands-on workshops for eye care professionals.

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan recognises the knowledge and skills of eye care providers in alleviating the pressures in the eye care service.

College Clinical Adviser gives evidence to the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee.