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Eye care regulation

Across the UK, the Opticians Act is rightly focused on public
protection and provides a robust basis for the expansion of
primary eye care services covering:

• Requirements for the education, training registration, CPD,
and professional standards of the core primary eye care
workforce.
• The regulation of sight testing and case-finding and the safe
provision of medical devices – including spectacles, contact
lenses and protective eyewear.
Our analysis of the Opticians Act has shown it to be a robust,
efficient and effective patient protection legislation which has
stood the test of time, including enabling the safe adoption
of new technologies, care models and changing scope of
practice. This is evidenced by consistently high standards,
enthusiasm for learning and CPD, low numbers of patient
complaints and few fitness to practise sanctions.

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