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Association of Optometrists (AOP)3h
Primary eye care must be included in healthcare reforms, optometry sector says
The OFNC and the College of Optometrists have written to the minister of state for care to emphasise the need for a ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)4h
Duchess of Edinburgh joins Orbis Visionaries reception at Battersea Power Station
Innovative approaches to eye care and the charity’s plans for the next five years were discussed at the third annual Orbis ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)5h
“The main reason I wanted to become an optometrist was to make a direct difference in people's lives”
Narthika Sivaloganathan, second year optometry student at Aston University, shared how a family member’s diagnosis of ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)8h
An overview of optometry in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland
Delegates to the National Optical Conference in Birmingham received insight on different approaches to eye care across the ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)22h
“Fundamental reform of the NHS is urgent”
The Department of Health and Social Care has emphasised that the 10-Year Health Plan will include reforms set to begin from ...
Association of Optometrists (AOP)3h
Guidance published in response to technical difficulties with PCSE Online
An update addresses difficulties lodging online GOS claims when a patient presents earlier than the minimum interval for their eligibility criteria ...