College ethics code updated

The College of Optometrists has updated sections of its Code of Ethics and Guidance for Professional Conduct, including the amendment that patients have a right to copies of their records and that organisations may charge for them.

The concentration of hypochlorite needed for disinfecting has been clarified and the code makes it clear that contact lenses and ophthalmic devices can be reused if they are decontaminated properly. The requirement to routinely record details of the patient's general medical practitioner has been removed, as has the suggestion that practitioners should measure IOP pre and post dilation - it is now left to their professional judgment.