New developments in optometric training in the United Kingdom

Wolffsohn, James S., Sheppard, Amy L., Davies, Leon N. and Myint, Joy 2025. New developments in optometric training in the United Kingdom. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 108 (3) , pp. 268-273. 10.1080/08164622.2024.2448242

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Abstract

With optometrists well placed to address the challenges and opportunities faced by contemporary eye care systems, it is ever more important to understand the genesis and development of the profession, so that optometrists can continue to build on this legacy for patient benefit. While the optometry profession of optometry in the United Kingdom can arguably trace its foundation back to 1629 and the Royal Charter gifted by Charles I to the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers to establish the 60th Livery Company of the City of London, the genesis of optometry as an independent profession (initially known as ‘ophthalmic optics’) can perhaps best be attributed to the formation of the British Optical Association in 1895. This paper reviews the current legal framework and recent changes that dictates how the optometry profession are trained and practice, along with clinical and educational innovations that are shaping the future role of the profession.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Optometry and Vision Sciences
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Start Date: 2025-01-13
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0816-4622
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 January 2025
Date of Acceptance:	24 December 2024
Last Modified:	27 May 2025 14:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175528

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