Research

College research projects help to build a scientific evidence base that informs and influences College and national policies.

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Online CPD

Online CPD courses for eye health professionals in collaboration with Ulster University and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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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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Summaries of two research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

Our Director of Research, Michael Bowen, looks behind an alarming BBC news story about a Taiwanese woman who had four sweat bees living inside her eye.

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).

Summaries of two research papers from a recent issue of Optometry in Practice.

Member briefing: This page explains the key findings of the PrOVIDe study and sets out how this knowledge might benefit you in practice.