Following on from the changes to the Opticians Act in 2005, the Guidelines are continually reviewed and include advice relating to the fitting and supply of contact lenses, providing clarification on the responsibilities of a registered optometrist “generally directing” the sale or supply of contact lenses and on the duty to provide aftercare.
The College develops its guidance via its Guidance Review Group which includes observers from the AOP, ABDO, FODO and the GOC.
You may download all the Guidelines as a zip file
April 2008
or individually.
The latest guidelines were published in April 2008. View which sections have been changed since the guidelines were last published in January 2008 here
Changes to guidance
You can also view the guidelines archives, published in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2001.