AOP urges caution as Covid requirements end

A degree of caution should be applied in primary care optometry settings as legal Covid-19 restrictions end in England, according to Adam Sampson, chief executive officer at the Association of Optometrists (AOP).

He said as the country navigated living with Covid-19, protecting patients - especially the most vulnerable - should remain at the forefront of delivering high quality and safe eye care.

‘Throughout the pandemic the optometric workforce has been adept at responding to challenges ranging from changing the way we practice in order to bring down infection rates to delivering additional services that relieve pressure on NHS hospital eye departments. It is the dedication and clinical skills of our members that has meant vital eye care and treatment has been available to those who need it,’ Sampson said.