OFNC labels GOS fee freeze “a serious injustice”
Professional support
Coronavirus: GOC urges practitioners to consider whether a practice visit is necessary
Optometrists must use their professional judgement to decide whether a sight test or contact lens fit is necessary in order to supply spectacles or contact lenses
Amazon removes adjustable spectacle sales
The multinational technology company removed several listings of adjustable focus spectacles following contact by the General Optical Council
AOP to host second COVID-19 webinar
The webinar will be led by optometrist and AOP clinical director, Dr Peter Hampson, tomorrow
“As a locum, your career is literally in your hands”
The AOP Awards 2020 Locum of the Year, Prinal Patel, shares the moving image that first sparked her interest in optics
Care close to home
OT investigates the impact of an award-winning project that has halved referrals into the hospital eye service by using technology to connect ophthalmologists and optometrists
The case for change
From better technology to equal access to sight tests, optometrists share seven changes they would like to see in NHS England
Optical bodies share guidance for use of PPE
The AOP and other optical bodies in the UK are raising the issue of the PPE shortage “as a matter of urgency”
Lectures go digital and assessments suspended due to COVID-19
Universities have suspended face-to-face teaching, whilst the College of Optometrists is stopping assessment activity on the Scheme for Registration