12 December 2023

College of Optometrists updates guidance

The College of Optometrists has published an updated Guidance for Professional Practice (GfPP). It reflects essential developments in eye care delivery, including helpful new sections to guide optometrists on remote and virtual care.

Please pay particular attention to the new sections on:

• Remote consultations and the delivery of virtual care
• Assessing and managing children with myopia
• Collaborative care pathways
• Visual field and retinal structural terms (Annex 2)

And the significant updates to:

• Instilling eyedrops
• Principles of the routine eye examination
• Ethical research
• Equipment list for the routine eye examination (Annex 1)

Welcoming the updated guidance, Professor Steve Taylor, chair of the FODO Clinical Committee, said: "FODO has worked closely to support the College through this revision of the GfPP through our Clinical Committee and our two members on the Expert Review Group. The updated guidance will be very helpful to optometrists throughout the sector."

Join the College's webinar on Innovation in eyecare: Guidance update on 11 January from 7.30pm to 8.45pm.