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Welcome to the Optometry Scotland website

We keep our members up to date on our ongoing activity through our website, our Activity Report and regular email communication, as well as by attending events and meetings.

Our website informs Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Patients.

If you have any media enquiries please contact Emma Kellacher at the Optometry Scotland office.

emma.kellacher@optometryscotland.org.uk

News

01/04/2019

Urban Eye Test

We have teamed up with RNIB Scotland and Forth Valley Sensory Centre for the #UrbanEyeTest which will officially be launching on Monday 29th July at 1.30pm in the Forth Valley Sensory centre. Thanks to funding from The Scottish Government’s See Hear Strategy, Falkirk is set to take the lead in helping people take care of

27/06/2019

Newsflash June 2019

Here you can see all of our latest activity; NEWSFLASH – June 20191 If you have any exciting events coming up and are an OS member, you can contact us with some information.

02/07/2019

‘Stub It Out’

The Association of Optometrists (AOP) will launch its anti-smoking campaign, Stub it out, which highlights the impact of smoking on eye health. The AOP is a membership body for optometrists and other eye health professionals and we represent over 80% of the UK’s 15,000 optometrists. AOP members deliver over 20 million sight tests per year,

Optometry Services in Scotland

Community Eyecare

Community eyecare saved the NHS £71million in 2016/17

Primary Examinations

1.8 million primary eye examinations completed in Scotland in 2016/17

Supplementary Exams

471,000 supplementary eye exams were carried out in 2016/17 (300% increase since pre-2006)

Issues Managed

Over 1 million eye issues managed as part of a primary eye examination in 2016/17

Eye Emergencies

Over 66% of supplementary eye exams carried out in the community are related to eye emergencies

Retained

Over 80% of eye emergencies were retained in the community setting in 2016/17, Vs 35% pre-General Ophthalmic Services (GOS)

Community Optometry

Community optometry stops over 370,000 people from attending hospital for eye issues per year

Acute Conditions

Over 80% of acute eye conditions were managed by optometrists in 2016/17, Vs 25% pre-GOS