Coronavirus
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Optometrist and AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson, discusses infection control in practice during the pandemic
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A March meeting of the AOP Council raised key areas for the AOP to support practices and optometrists in the coming months
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Protracted and stressful: AOP solicitor Shamma Masud explains to OT the emotional toll of the fitness to practise proceedings process – and how this needs to change
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With new national lockdowns announced, the AOP has shared its understanding that practices can remain open, prioritising emergency and essential care, but has emphasised the need to maintain “stringent measures”
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The Education Strategic Review and the impact of the pandemic on pre-reg placements were among agenda items at the latest AOP Council meeting
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The survey, organised in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision, seeks to understand how COVID-19 has affected contact lens practice and customer behaviour
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Lapsed and non-members can take advantage of 20% off the AOP membership fee for the rest of 2020, in order that as many optometrists as possible can access support
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The discussion and networking sessions, hosted in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision, will help to inform the ways the AOP can support locum members
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The AOP has launched an online register that enables students to list their availability for pre-reg placements
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Despite government guidance, the AOP has emphasised that optometrists should still feel confident insisting patients wear masks unless they’re legally exempt