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Clinical guidance
Guidance for Professional Practice
Clinical Management Guidelines
Optometrists' Formulary
Clinical advice service
Clinical files
Guidance for therapeutics
Supplementary guidance
Using Evidence in Practice
Position statements
Ethical scenarios
Professional development
Events
CPD hub
Introduction to CPD
Online learning
Peer discussion and peer review
Docet distance learning
Further qualifications
Independent prescribing (IP) qualification
Higher qualifications
College journals
Acuity
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO)
Optometry In Practice
Career pathways in optometry
Research awards and grants
Research Excellence Awards
Financial support for College members undertaking research
Library and information services
Fellowship by Portfolio
Qualifying
Scheme for Registration
New route to qualification
Assessors, examiners and supervisors
Optometry students
International pre-registration trainees
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A career in optometry
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22 March 2023
Patients 'going blind' due to NHS backlog
Low vision
Public health
England
23 January 2023
College calls for member feedback on revised patient leaflets
AMD
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Public health
17 January 2023
College responds to consultation on integrated care systems (ICSs)
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Public health
England
16 November 2022
Autumn edition of Acuity now available
AMD
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4 November 2022
The College issues advice on eye health and vision during winter months
Myopia
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19 October 2022
Fright Night: College of Optometrists advises the public to protect their sight this Halloween
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14 October 2022
COVID-19: Universal mask-wearing reminder in Scotland
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Scotland
7 October 2022
The College and eye care organisations call for standardisation of digital imaging
OCT
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4 October 2022
New expanding scope of practice guidance
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4 October 2022
Optical bodies fully support two-way IT connectivity for primary and secondary care
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6 September 2022
COVID-19 booster vaccine offered to optical staff
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18 July 2022
The College submits its response to the GOC's review of the Opticians Act
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18 July 2022
We urge the public to protect their eyes as the UK reaches record-breaking temperatures
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8 July 2022
COVID-19: Universal mask wearing update in England
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England
1 June 2022
Withdrawal of UKHSA infection prevention and control measures in England
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