Annual Report
The College of Optometrists' Annual Report provides an overview of a year at the College, our successes and challenges and the ways we support our members.
Our latest Annual Report showcases our achievements for 2019-2020:
Annual General Meeting 2021
The College's forty-first Annual General Meeting will take place online at 7pm on Tuesday 23 March, just before the keynote lecture of Optometry Tomorrow Bitesize - our month-long virtual conference. Register to attend the AGM and keynote lecture here.
Supporting our members
600
delegates attend joint College and RCOphth webinar on implementing CUES
457
clips of media coverage
1,413
enquiries received by clinical advisers
27,312
views of the Scheme for Registration Update videos
26%
increase in page views on College website (total 4.1 million)
64,291
page views for digital Acuity
16,714
podcast plays
Developing our members
Two
Postgraduate Scholarships and a Clinical Research Fellowship awarded
316%
increase in webinars and peer discussions
522
new trainees enrolled onto the Scheme for Registration
170
optometrists IP qualified
266
members achieved a Higher Qualification bringing the total to 2238
Nine
online COVID-19 related courses produced for pre-registration trainees