To mark World Sight Day, new analysis of UK eye tests data estimates that only around 5% of the total population of children aged five years and under had an eye test in 2025, despite optometrists and opticians recommending that children should be taken for their first regular eye test by the time they start school, from age three to four years old.
ABDO, Boots Opticians, the College and Specsavers have all come together to deliver a public awareness campaign on the importance of children receiving a full sight test before they start school, around three to four years old.
Online CPD courses for optometrists on the topic of children's eye care.
The College of Optometrists, Association of British Dispensing Opticians and the OSA partner in new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of children’s eye tests and better signposting for parents to children’s eye care professionals on the High Street.
The College’s Guidance for Professional Practice is the essential reference for optometrists in all work environments. It provides the support and guidance they need to make the right clinical and professional decisions in a range of situations, and to put their patient’s interests first.
Develop your skills with College-accredited higher qualifications in glaucoma, medical retina, low vision, contact lens practice and paediatric eye care.
Research, jointly funded by the College of Optometrists and Ulster University, has shown that myopia is more than twice as prevalent among children in the UK now than in the 1960s.
This is a recorded lecture from Optometry Tomorrow 2026 where Simon Hardman-Lea explores the causes behind optic disc swelling, specific clinical features and symptoms to look out for, and considerations of current referral patterns from optometrists.
ABDO, Boots Opticians, the College and Specsavers have all come together to provide CPD to enable you to build your confidence in working with children in your practice.
Imogen Hawthorne MCOptom explains how her portfolio career has flourished.
Every consultation is a public health moment; the question is what we choose to do with it, says Daniel Hardiman-McCartney MBE FCOptom.
The conditions and development milestones to look out for in paediatric vision assessments.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Part two of the myopia online course focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of myopia control interventions and the management of more complex clinical cases.
This course will advance your understanding of myopia management by evaluating the effectiveness of myopia control interventions and the management of more complex clinical cases.