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.
The College of Optometrists has completed research on the experiences of vision assessment for people living with a form of dementia that impacts vision.
The highlights from last weekend’s conference, including talks on OCT angiography and the future of glaucoma surgery.
Summaries of two research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.
Our Clinical Adviser comments on the story in the BBC about the woman who had gene therapy to try to halt the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Member briefing: This page explains the key findings of the PrOVIDe study and sets out how this knowledge might benefit you in practice.
Member briefing: College research finds that consumers prefer spectacles purchased in UK optometry practices to those bought online.