Clinical and regulatory

Amendments to General Ophthalmic Services in Scotland will come into force on 1 October

Thames Valley, Hampshire and West Midlands police are taking part in Brake’s driver vision campaign this month

A number of changes to GOS in Scotland have been approved

OT  speaks to Scottish optometrist Kevin Wallace, and chair of Optometry Wales, Andrew Riley, about what it means to practise in different areas of the UK

Petition launched to reinstate Ayr dispensing optician, Ian Jordan, after he was erased from the register by the General Optical Council

An optometrist’s overturned conviction for gross negligence manslaughter will not be considered by the Supreme Court

An optometrist who was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a young patient has had her appeal heard

Government agrees a rise in the fee paid to optometrists for providing Wales Eye Care Services

DO starts a petition calling on the Government to do more on the vision standards of drivers

A survey by Direct Line Car Insurance found that 21% of motorists who require vision correction ‘always’ drive without their spectacles or contact lenses