In focus: Profession reacts to education review

An Education Strategic Review by the GOC takes on new meaning with each week that passes by.

The regulator’s call for evidence ran from December 2016 to March 2017, collecting feedback on 17 wide-ranging questions from 55 stakeholders.

On launch, there was no questioning the consultation’s timeliness, when in March 2016 the profession was given a glimpse into its future through the launch of the £100,000 Foresight Project.

Foresight predicted a high-tech future for optics, dealing with disruptive technologies such as 3D printing, online refraction and app-based disease monitoring. In response, a new generation of eye health practitioners would need to be garnered to keep up with an ageing population and rising prevalence of eye diseases.