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Consultation on proposal to amend driving licence standards
The College response.

Clinical Management Guidelines (CMGs)
The CMGs provide a reliable source of evidence-based information on the diagnosis and management of 60 eye conditions that present with varying frequency in primary and first-care contact.

Optometrists Formulary - August 2011

Patient Leaflet - Eyelid Problems
Developed to help the public understand more about eyelid problems.

Therapeutics/Prescribing - First steps

A Guide has been produced for optometrists considering whether to undergo training to become prescribers, outlining those aspects which would assist in reaching an informed decision.

Patient Leaflet - Macular Degeneration
Developed to help the public understand more about macular degeneration.

Infection Control Guidance
College Guidance: The optometrist should practise appropriate infection control procedures, for the protection of both the optometrist and his/her patients.

Routine Eye Examination
College Guidance: The optometrist has a duty to carry out whatever tests are necessary to determine the patient's needs for vision care as to both sight and health. The exact format and content will be determined by both the practitioner's professional judgement and the minimum legal requirements. The optometrist has a duty to examine patients at the most appropriate intervals in accordance with clinical needs.

Patient Leaflet - Cataracts
Developed to help the public understand more about cataracts.

Patient Leaflet - Floaters and Flashes
Developed to help the public understand more about eyelid problems.