Largest ever Optometry Tomorrow Conference with 16% increased attendance
The College of Optometrists welcomed over 800 attendees to Birmingham last weekend (13 and 14 March) for its annual conference and AGM.
View ArticleThe College of Optometrists to provide safeguarding training free to all...
Pre-registration trainees will now be able to access safeguarding training ahead of qualification, via the College website.
View ArticleScheme for Registration OSCE results - available here
The results of the Scheme for Registration OSCE (March 2016) are available.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists urges hay fever sufferers to act early to minimise...
New pollen chart helps identify when sufferers should start using eye drops.
View ArticleIndependent Prescribing assessment results available
The results of the Therapeutics Common Final Assessment in Independent Prescribing are available to members who took the examination in March. Please log in to access your results.
View ArticleDemand for hospital eye clinic appointments and community eye services...
This week, the Secretary of State for Health was asked what steps his Department is taking to address the increased demand for eye clinic appointments and hospital eye services.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists? Director presents at ARVO
Today Mike Bowen, Director of Research at the College of Optometrists will present at the ARVO annual meeting for the first time.
View ArticleLissamine green
The College of Optometrists issues a statement on the use of lissamine green.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists issues transit of Mercury advice
The College of Optometrists has issued advice for those wishing to observe the Transit of Mercury today.
View ArticleCollege issues report following dementia and vision research event
The report, outlining the outcomes of the Visual Impairment and Dementia (VIDem) Summit, identifies priorities for research into concurrent dementia and visual impairment.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists? inequalities report calls for increased awareness of...
The report makes several recommendations to address barriers to poorer communities accessing optometry services.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists conducts report into Scheme for Registration
The report provides detailed information of trainee performance over a single year, related to several factors, including their undergraduate degree classification and common areas of failure.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists congratulates Cardiff University on accreditation of...
Cardiff University has been accredited as the first provider of the College?s Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists urges sports-lovers to make sure they can see their...
College is advising that having a sight test and getting fitted with corrective eyewear if needed could enhance participants? and spectators? sporting experience.
View ArticleEye health sector intervenes to stop patients losing sight
Hospital initiated delays and cancelled follow up appointments are at crisis point, putting patients' sight at risk. This has led to a new initiative to release pressure off hospital eye services.
View ArticleNew Competency Framework for all Prescribers
A new, updated and restructured Competency Framework for all Prescribers has been published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society after collaboration with the College of Optometrists, all the prescribing...
View ArticleMedia statement: Honey Rose
In light of today?s verdict in the case of Honey Rose, an optometrist convicted of gross negligence manslaughter, the College of Optometrists has issued the following statement...
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists welcomes Ulster University accreditation for two new...
Ulster University has been accredited to provide the Professional Certificate in Low Vision and the Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care.
View ArticleCollege of Optometrists welcomes accreditation of Professional Certificate in...
The course marks the first College accredited higher qualification available to optometrists at the University of Bradford.
View ArticleScheme for Registration OSCE results - available here
The results of the Scheme for Registration OSCE (July 2016) are available.
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