Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.
In our response, we have highlighted the critical role of primary eye care and the optometric workforce in delivering integrated, cost-effective NHS services.
Standards and guidance for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.
The College of Optometrists has presented Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh with an Honorary Fellowship of the College in recognition of Her Royal Highness’s outstanding contribution to eye health.
With the Diploma Ceremony taking place on 18 November 2025, we’re celebrating this special milestone with stories of your special day.
During a busy September, the College travelled around the UK to meet excited first-year optometry students as part of its 2025 student roadshows.
College welcomes the GOC’s thematic review on commercial practices and patient safety.
What the NHS 10-Year Health Plan means for optometry in England
As part of its 10-Year Health Plan, the government is proposing to extend the range of prescription-only medicines available for optometrists to supply under the medicines exemptions legislation.
Denise Voon MCOptom, Clinical Adviser for the College, on what to do when we lack confidence in our own abilities.
In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question to a panel of members.
The College highlights how eye care is already well-placed to meet aims.
A response from the College regarding concerns about the integrity of optometrists referring cataract patients to independent sector providers.
The College of Optometrists and the Optical Fees Negotiating Committee (OFNC) call on the government to make a long-term commitment to primary eye care in its NHS 10-Year Health Plan as part of the shift from hospital to community.