Optical organisations

Developed in partnership with CooperVision, the website gathers information on myopia management in a range of languages

Following GOC approval, registered independent prescribers will be able to sign off individual clinical practice placement sessions for IP trainees

The Optical Benevolent Fund saw its highest number of enquiries last year due to the impact of the pandemic on optical professionals and their families

The eighth edition of the optical event will see new and returning features, a comprehensive CPD programme, and an increased emphasis on sustainability

The Journeyman scheme is designed for those in the early years of their optical career

Event director, Nathan Garnett, and OT ’s clinical editor and head of education for the AOP, Dr Ian Beasley, share insight into what is on the cards for the January show

The time to update the GOC’s requirements for independent prescribers is now, explains the regulator’s director of education, Leonie Milliner

The optical regulator is looking for a replacement for outgoing chief executive, Lesley Longstone, who steps down at the end of the year

A survey by the GMAC found only 25% of parents in the US had taken their child to an eye care professional since the beginning of the pandemic

A panel of experts from across the profession will discuss what the new normal will look like for optometrists and answer questions about the latest expectations for practices