Our aims are to ensure that optometrists' skills are constantly developed to meet new models of eye care and improve patient outcomes.
The College of Optometrists has responded to the GOC consultation on the proposed updated statement on testing of sight and proposed supervision and delegation standards.
Standards and guidance for non-medical eye healthcare professionals to deliver patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.
The GOC outcomes and competencies that qualify all optometrists to deliver MECS and CUES.
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.
Clinical files: What should you do if you witness sexual harassment in clinical practice?
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.
Clinical files: How would you go about setting up a local eye screening clinic in your community?
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.
The College of Optometrists calls for vital community minor and urgent eye care services to be universally commissioned in England