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Clinical guidance
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Optometrists' Formulary
Clinical advice service
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Events
CPD hub
Introduction to CPD
Online learning
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Docet distance learning
Further qualifications
Independent prescribing (IP) qualification
Higher qualifications
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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
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15 December 2021
College issues eye health tips as winter sets in and we spend more time indoors
Public health
14 December 2021
Move to Alert Level 4 announced across the UK
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8 December 2021
Supporting optometrists in their vaccine decisions
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1 December 2021
Almost half of Brits unaware they could be fined for driving without prescribed glasses
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30 November 2021
College launches new driving safety campaign
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29 October 2021
College supports proposal to extend provision of free PPE to optometrists
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20 October 2021
Help spread awareness of contact lens safety this Fright Night
Contact lenses
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20 October 2021
Response to making vaccination a condition of deployment in the health and wider social care sector
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19 October 2021
College of Optometrists publishes templates for hospital patient data collection
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18 October 2021
College of Optometrists advises the public to consider their health when dressing up
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18 October 2021
Kate Garraway reveals she had an inflamed cornea from wearing contact lenses too long
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30 September 2021
Funded influenza vaccinations made available to optometrists in England
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29 September 2021
UK Health Security Agency Review into IPC for elective care providers
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23 September 2021
Government consultation on mandatory vaccinations for health and social care workers in England
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England
22 September 2021
GOC's remote hearings protocol consultation
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