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3 CET points available to Optoms and Dispensing Opticians

The current CET cycle runs until the end of December - our Seeing Beyond the Eyes e-learning course enables qualifying Optoms and DOs to earn 3 points 

Apply now for courses at ABDO College

Applications close 1 August for courses at ABDO College including Ophthalmic Dispensing, Contact Lens Certificate, Optical Assistant and Senior Optical Assistant.Read On

Macular Disease Conference 2021, Registration now Open

Registration for the Macular Disease Conference 2021 is now open!

GOS contract management functions to move to integrated care boards from April 2022

NHS England has confirmed to the OFNC that General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) will remain a national contract with terms, fees and grants continuing to be negotiated nationally

Body Doctor appoints Head of Professional Services

The Body Doctor company has appointed Andrew Price as its Head of Professional Services.

Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning appoints new Chair and Vice Chair

Mr Wojciech Karwatowski has been elected as the new chair of the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning

Two Colleges launch joint vision for future

The College of Optometrists and The Royal College of Ophthalmologists launch NEW joint vision for delivering eye care services across the UK

Covid Amber Phase Update from College

The College has updated its Amber phase COVID-19 guidance to help practices across the UK deliver eye care safely

AOP campaign highlights more than half of adults fail to protect their eyes from UV

The Association of Optometrists is launching its SPF for your eyes campaign, 

United Nations Resolution Designed to Tackle Preventable Sight Loss

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted Resolution A/75/L.108 committing the international community to eye care for the 1.1 billion people living with preventable sight loss by 2030.

World-leading College research journal increases impact

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, the world’s top-ranked optometry journal, has significantly increased its key journal citation metrics.

The College of Optometrists issue summer eye health tips as many plan ‘staycation’

College warns eyes need protection from the sun, both in the UK, and when further afield

GOC erases Manchester based student dispensing optician

The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to erase a student dispensing optician based in Manchester, England, from its register.

Getting back to work with a Visual Impairment

"I knew I could still do my job and just needed some support to get back to where I was"

Health Bill must give primary care a seat at the table on commissioning

Partners across primary care to call on government to ensure wider primary care has a voice at all levels of the new NHS system starting with Integrated Care Boards

BCLA Presidential Address to look at how ECPs can adapt in a post pandemic world

The President elect of the British Contact Lens Association will use his inaugural address to look at how eye care professionals can best use the experience of COVID-19

Creation of OSA Sustainability Committee

Conversations about the environment and what we can each individually do to combat climate change has formed part of national discourse for some time now.

CATS Tonometer Receives FDA Clearance for Disposable Tonometer Prism

News from accross the pond announces that the CATS-D Disposable Prism, designed to deliver improved IOP measurement accuracy

Luneau Technology and Optovue announce merger

The two companies are perfectly matched to create a complete offering for eyecare physicians and transform access to visual health for patients

College and ABDO reflections on Freedom Day for Primary Care

Easement of COVID-19 Restrictions : Delivering Safe Eye Care

GOS to decommission Exeter SystemGOS to decommission Exeter System

PCSE says NHS Digital will decommission the Open Exeter system used for processing old-style paper GOS claims at the end of July 2021.

Impressive annual results from WMAHSN reveals improvement to the West Midlands’ health throughout pandemic

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has released its annual impact report

Healthcare organisations call for mandatory facemasks

Healthcare organisations from across England have written a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for face masks to be mandatory in healthcare settings.

College of Optometrists announces new accreditation of Professional Certificate in Glaucoma at University of Hertfordshire

The University of Hertfordshire has been accredited as a provider of the Professional Certificate in Glaucoma by the College of Optometrists. This is the first higher qualification that the University of Hertfordshire has been accredited to offer.

News from the General Optical Council meeting held yesterday 14 July 2021

(GOC) held its second Council meeting of the year, which considered three qualifications for approval, progress against the GOC’s fitness to practise (FtP) performance projections, Optical Consumer Complaints Service (OCCS) annual report for 2020-21, and the annual monitoring report (AMR) for sector education providers.

Health Bill must give primary care a seat at the table on commissioning

ABDO,FODO and AOP have joined with partners across primary care to call on government to ensure wider primary care has a voice at all levels of the new NHS system starting with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) 

COVID-19 guidance for primary eye care services in England, Keep Calm and Carry On

Optical sector bodies support the need to maintain robust IPC measures.

iDay has been rescheduled to late October

The Independents Day (iDay) business symposium has been rescheduled for Sunday October 24 

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