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.
In the September issue of Optometry in Practice, we discuss the importance of establishing a new framework for eye care in special schools
With COVID-19 affecting so many areas of our lives, Helen Gilbert looks at the impact the pandemic is having on optometric and ophthalmological research.
Optometrist and researcher Reena Chopra MCOptom discusses her work using AI systems to estimate the progression of wet AMD patients.
Summaries of recent papers from Optometry in Practice.
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO) retains its position as the top-ranked optometry journal in the world.
Take part in our latest research project in conjunction with the University of Warwick and the Department for Transport
Survey published as optometric services expand across Wales to offer wider care to patients
Survey published as optometric services expand across England to offer wider care to patients