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Lifelong eye care

A new animated patient video and online hub to showcase the support optometrists offer patients during their lifetime

Latest news See all

  1. OFNC GOS Survey 2024
  2. Moving care closer to home: after 30 years of policy failure – what now?
  3. Improving representation in the Hospital Optometrists Committee
  4. Clear vision for a bright future: the importance of a child’s back-to-school sight test
  5. AOP launches survey into the Welsh Government’s contract reforms to primary ophthalmic services

Changing eye care for the better

Our voice

Half of all sight loss is preventable, but we can make a change. Optimising optometry means faster diagnosis and treatment, and crucially better prevention.

We fight in the interest of members and better eye care for patients. Join our campaigns and read more on our latest news, policy positions and how you can get involved.

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Position statements

Our pages on how healthcare and optometry is changing provide our position on the crucial issues that affect optometrists and help to improve patient care

Life long eye care

From birth to old age, optometrists help you see better. They identify and treat disease, and make sure you get the eye care you need

Campaigns

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A GP with the heading One Million Appointments graphic

One million appointments

1.35 million people visit GPs for conditions optometrists can manage. Optometry can ease the GP crisis with trained professionals on every High Street, saving one million appointments

A young boy with special educational needs with carer

Sight for SEN

Our campaign promoting the importance of the Special Schools Eye Care Service for children with special education needs (SEN)

The Eyes Have It Campaign

The Eyes Have It

We are proud partners of The Eyes Have It. A national coalition to collectively push eye health to the fore of the political agenda and prevent avoidable sight loss

An elderly lady

Sight won't wait

Thousands need urgent eye appointments to prevent vision loss, but many wait too long. Optometrists are ready to help, but action is needed to address the UK eye care crisis

For members

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  • AOP locum logbook

    • The AOP locum logbook is available for all UK pre-reg and practising locum members

  • Pre-reg register

    • Student and pre-reg members can use our free Pre-reg register to list their availability for a pre-reg placement, for employer members looking for pre-regs to search

  • GOS audit tool

    • A secure online tool designed to help AOP member GOS contractors in England who are the subject of a GOS reclaim

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Protect, Support, Represent

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There are so many reasons why optical professionals join and stay with us:

  • Insurance and legal protection that gives you peace of mind
  • Optometry Today - bi-monthly in print, daily online
  • CPD - help continuing your education and training
  • Representation in the profession
  • Specialist advice and guidance from our in-house teams
  • Legal advice line for non-optometry issues

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