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Optical Sector Strategy

The College of Optometrists called a meeting to discuss public health in summer 2011, which was attended by representatives from: 

- Association of British Dispensing Opticians
- Association of Optometrists
- City University
- Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians
- NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney
- Local Optical Committee Support Unit
- Optometry Northern Ireland
- Optometry Scotland
- Optometry Wales
- RNIB 
- UK Vision Strategy.

At the meeting, representatives agreed to work together to: 

  • meet the ophthalmic health needs of the most at risk populations across the country
  • develop understanding of where unmet need exists and what can be done to tackle it
  • support people working in ophthalmic public health and bring them together with partners in public health and commissioning
  • promote research that advances ophthalmic public health.

They have now published their strategy, which you can download here.