Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.
We all have the opportunity to ensure the 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS recognises the central role optometrists play in leading and delivering new models of care to improve patient outcomes.
Standards and guidance for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.
Shadow Health Minister, Karin Smyth MP, has outlined Labour’s plans to support improved eye care services.
David O'Sullivan MCOptom, the Welsh Government's Chief Optometric Adviser, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) ‘for services to eye care in Wales’.
We welcome the publication of the House of Lords Committee inquiry report on integrating primary and community care and are pleased to see that the Committee has accepted our main recommendations.
The College of Optometrists issues statement regarding the government announcement that the Physician Associate (PA) role is to be regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC).
The College has offered support in addressing some of the key challenges the NHS faces in delivering eye care services.
Becoming a College Council member is a great opportunity to represent your colleagues, promote your profession and help shape the future of optometry.
The College of Optometrists has joined senior leaders from the NHS, social care and the charity sectors, to unveil a new UK-wide Eye Care Support Pathway.
The College of Optometrists has awarded three new Life Fellowships and two new Honorary Fellowships in 2023 to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession or to the College.
The event, one of the highlights of the College’s annual calendar, took place at Central Hall, Westminster on Tuesday 7 November.
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.