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Our route map
FODO members deliver over 18 million eye
examinations each year across the UK. When our
members commit to change, we can make change
happen. With our members, we will continue to lead
by example and work with governments and sector
partners to achieve the following goals.
Tackle preventable sight loss due to delays in care
We will:
• Work with patient groups and other stakeholders to prevent
patients from suffering severe or permanent sight loss because of
delays in care at any point in the pathway.
Protect and advance core primary eye
care services
We will:
• Protect and support patients by advocating to preserve the
Opticians Act and associated regulations and orders unless there is
robust evidence for change.
• Continue to protect nationally negotiated GOS systems,
including increased fees and grants, as the fairest and most
cost-effective means of delivering high-standard first-line eye
care in all four UK nations.
• Work with health systems to tackle health inequalities by
improving access to eye care for homeless people and people
who depend on domiciliary eye care services.
• Support primary eye care providers who wish to continue
specialising only in providing world-class sight testing and case-
finding, referring patients for further care where appropriate.
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