OT  explores the clinical, research and technological trends with the potential to shake up optics in 2016

Bradford-based Mohammed Usman Ali was erased from the GOC’s registers for falsifying A-level results on his UCAS application to Aston University

The regulator’s new standards of practice will replace the code of conduct for all optometrists, dispensing opticians and students

London-based Imran ‘Mahammad’ Tafader has been suspended by the GOC for nine months for lying about exam grades in his university application

Canadian national Aly-Hussain Jiwa provided an incorrect GOC number whilst locuming in a period of working visa renewal

Milton Keynes-based student, Thomas Evans, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for child for making and distributing child pornography

Kirsty Brown from Rhyl, Denbighshire, has been erased from the GOC’s registers after being convicted of stealing cash and defrauding Boots stores in 2014

Greater Manchester-based Gurinder Ranshi was erased from the GOC’s registers for his role in an aggravated burglary in 2012

Honey Rose from Newham has been charged with the death of an eight-year-old after failing to diagnose a swollen optic nerve

The General Optical Council has launched a consultation around a voluntary code of practice for online contact lens suppliers as part of its strategy for tackling illegal practice