College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.
This sets out how the College will approach research over the next few years and the key challenges it may face.
Find out about the range of financial and practical support we offer College members undertaking research.
These awards recognise and celebrate the considerable achievements of our members involved in optometric research.
Deborah Bott is the first author of the winning entry of the 2024 College of Optometrists Early Career Researchers Poster Competition.
Eye health issues that are making the news.
Online CPD courses for eye health professionals in collaboration with Ulster University and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.
Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.
College members can apply for one or more of a range of financial grants and bursaries to support them while they are undertaking a research qualification or project.
The College of Optometrists has created and published templates for the collection of minimum patient data in two areas of secondary care, refractive error and low vision.
Updates to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) classification and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on eye strain and dry- eye-related symptoms
We are offering a number of Undergraduate Research Scholarships and Travel Bursaries over the coming year.
Contact lens technologies that can treat disease, and a possible link between caffeine intake and IOP.
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, the world’s top-ranked optometry journal, has significantly increased its key journal citation metrics.