Member Spotlight Iffat Malik
Iffat Malik, Black & Lizars Iffat Malik is an optometrist practising with Black & Lizars across the Giffnock and Clarkston branches in Glasgow. Although she qualified as an optometrist in …
PCA(O)2026(03) Now Available
Optometry Scotland would like to let our members know that the Scottish Government has issued a new PCA(O)2026(03). The PCA includes: The circular provides an update relevant to community optometry …
OS Blog: International Women’s Day
Meet the Women of Optometry Scotland: International Women’s Day Spotlight! To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of the women involved in Optometry Scotland to share a little about …
AOP announce they join coalition to campaign for equal access to healthcare
The AOP have announced they are an official supporter of the Health Equals campaign The Association of Optometrists (AOP) today announced they are the first voice in eye care, to …
ABDO College of Education praised for apprenticeship programme progress in Ofsted New Provider Inspection
Ofsted has praised ABDO College for its apprenticeship provision in the recent new provider inspection. It recognised progress made across all key areas, highlighting the College’s strong leadership, high‑quality curriculum …
PSA Performance Review of the General Optical Council 2024/25
Please find attached a copy of our 2024/25 report on the General Optical Council, which we published on our website yesterday. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you …
eOphthalmic Downtime Thursday (Today) 5 March
eOphthalmic downtime Thursday (Today) 5 March from 6.00pm to 7.00pm Due to essential updates, eOphthalmic may be unavailable Today (Thursday, 5 March) between 6.00pm and 7.00pm. Please do not try …
Remote & Rural Series of Learning Events 2026 – Further Sessions Added
The National Centre for Remote & Rural Health & Care will continue to deliver its series of online remote and rural learning events for 2026. The learning sessions for this …
eOphthalmic Web Form (OWF) issue now resolved
We have been advised that this morning’s issue with eOphthalmic Web Form (OWF) is now resolved. Please get in touch with the NSS Team if you are still experiencing any …
Improving glaucoma referrals in Scotland Now Published
Improving glaucoma referrals in Scotland: developing a national data set for referral from community optometry to the Hospital Eye Service (HES) is now published. We welcome the publication of this …