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Rates for people living or working in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
| Grade | criteria | Fee |
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Member (MCOptom) |
Qualified optometrists who practise in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands. |
£298.73 a year Enjoy a discount if you pay by Direct Debit! |
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Reduced rate member (MCOptom) |
Qualified optometrists who work less than 50 days per year in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands. OR Qualified optometrists who work within optometry in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands, but not in practice or seeing patients (ie academia or research) |
£167.77 a year Enjoy a discount if you pay by Direct Debit! |
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Newly-qualified member (MCOptom) If you qualified from July 2019 onwards: If you qualified between July 2018 and June 2019: If you qualified between July 2017 and June 2018: If you qualified between July 2016 and June 2017: |
Optometrists who work qualified within the last four years and who work in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands. |
Variable rates based on year of OSCE pass Enjoy a discount if you pay by Direct Debit! |
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Non-practising / career break member (MCOptom) |
Qualified optometrists who are not currently practising and who live in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands (ie retired, on maternity/paternity leave, or taking a career break). |
£39.65 to 30/09/2020 Enjoy a discount if you pay by Direct Debit! |
International rates
| Grade | criteria | fee |
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Member (MCOptom) |
Qualified optometrists who practise outside of the UK. | £167.77 a year |
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Reduced rate member (MCOptom) |
Qualified optometrists who work less than 50 days per outside of the UK. OR Qualified optometrists who work within optometry outside of the UK, but not in practice or seeing patients (ie academia or research) |
£94.43 a year |
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Newly-qualified member (MCOptom) Call our membership team on +44 (0)202 7766 4392 or email membership@college-optometrists.org. |
Optometrists who qualified in the UK within the last four years and who now work outside of the UK. | Variable rates depending on year of qualification |
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Non-practising/career break member (MCOptom) Call our membership team on +44 (0)202 7766 4392 or email membership@college-optometrists.org. |
Existing College members and qualified optometrists who are not currently practising and who live outside of the UK (ie retired, on maternity/ paternity leave, or taking a career break). | £39.65 a year |
