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The College of Optometrists’ research journal, OPO, has been the world’s top ranked optometry since 2014.

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Take part in our research on childhood myopia and inform future decisions on myopia management.

Here we summarise three research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

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