Wales increases investment in financial support and research

Optometry Wales have announced that, following recent contract negotiations with the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, there will be an additional £3.9m funding for optometry services in the country. Read the full press release below.

Also in Wales, Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) has allocated Research Development Infrastructure funding to help create a Centre for Vision Services Research (CVSR) in Wales. The new centre, based at Cardiff University’s School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, will unite researchers from Cardiff University, Swansea University, Bangor University, and the University of South Wales.

The College is pleased to have supported this proposal at the application stage. Mike Bowen, Director of Knowledge and Research at The College of Optometrists, has written a letter expressing the College's support for the proposal. In addition to the benefits to eye health and social care research capacity, the CSVR will produce outputs that will be of direct benefit to members, who provide key elements of eye health in both primary and secondary care settings.