Perran Tustin offers an overview of one of the most important post-graduate qualifications – independent prescribing – from a newly qualified optometrist’s perspective IP allows optometrists to ...

A £10,000 scholarship and a targeted partnership established by Specsavers with UCAS is said to have supported a 16% growth ...

Associate Professor Vanessa Moodley has been appointed Chairperson of the Education Committee of the World Council for Optometry (WCO), where she will serve a two-year term guiding the organisation's ...

Drs Deacon Harle and Grant Robinson discuss their research exploring the delivery of therapeutic laser procedures by hospital ...

A University of KwaZulu-Natal academic has been appointed to a key international leadership position, where she will help ...

The BC Nurses' Union began job action last Thursday after two-thirds voted to reject a deal with the B.C. Health Employers Association.

Vermont has expanded the optometric scope of practice, allowing appropriately licensed optometrists to perform some laser procedures, injections, and minor surgeries. Vermont is now the 17th state to ...

Malpractice payments involving optometrists in the United States are rare and relatively stable in frequency compared with other health professions. Malpractice payments in the United States that ...

The Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University is celebrating its 50th anniversary with recognition from the state of Michigan, including signatures from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Maine optometrist examines a patient. (Photo courtesy of Maine Optometric Association) I was born and raised in Presque Isle, ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Association of Optometric Physicians (WVAOP) announced two major regional leadership appointments within the Southern Council of Optometrists (SECO). Chad ...

Maine lawmakers are considering legislation to allow optometrists to perform more procedures. Credit: Fotolia The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or ...