We are a membership organisation that promotes and supports the ophthalmic profession in the UK and overseas. As the voice of our members, we influence national eye health policy for the benefit of patients and the profession of ophthalmology.
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Gordon Cropper, who was a former member of our Board of Trustees, died in early September. Prior to becoming a Lay Trustee, Gordon was a member of the Lay Advisory Group and was a dedicated and valued member of both our Training Committee and National Recruitment Subcommittee.
The 2024 Annual Congress will be held at the ICC, Belfast from 20 - 23 May. Abstract submission opens on 3 October 2023 and the closing date is 20.59 on 11 December 2023.
Following the welcome announcement in June 2023 that sight testing will be expanded to all special schools in England from 2024, NHS England is now consulting on the future design of this rollout.
Our policy work is developed in consultation with members and partners in the eye health sector. We aim to influence public policy to maintain high standards of care and outcomes for patients and a workforce needed to meet that care.
