OPO celebration event marks 100-years of groundbreaking research in vision science and optometry

The College of Optometrists hosted academics from across the UK and internationally at a special symposium to mark 100-years of its research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO) at Glasgow Caledonian University this week.

OPO Centenary: Celebrating Research Excellence saw academics and optometrists come together for an afternoon of talks by OPO-published authors and editorial board members discussing their work, as well as sharing reflections on the history and future of the journal. 

Speakers at the event included:

• Professor Mark Rosenfield MCOptom, Editor-in-Chief of OPO
• Dr Neil Handley PhD, AMA, FRSA, Curator of the British Optical Association Museum at The College of Optometrists
• Professor Frank Schaeffel, Senior Professor, University of Tuebingen
• Professor Christine Dickinson FCOptom, Professor of Clinical Optometry at the University of Manchester
• Professor Jeremy Guggenheim MCOptom, Cardiff University
• Professor Nicola Logan FCOptom, Aston University
• Professor John Lawrenson FCOptom, City St George’s, University of London

The College of Optometrists announced earlier this year that OPO will be published by Springer Nature from January 2026, signalling its long-term commitment to research and innovation that supports and advances the profession.