FODO Ireland has welcomed the Irish government’s appointment of the Interim Optical Registration Board of CORU, a new regulator overseeing the 14 healthcare professions in the country.
Four optometrists and two dispensing opticians have been appointed to the new optical board. It represented the transfer of functions from the Opticians Board, which has regulated the professions in Ireland since it was established under the Opticians Act in 1956, to CORU.
Ann Blackmore of FODO Ireland said: ‘We have supported the establishment of CORU throughout as an important step towards modernising the regulation of optometrists and dispensing opticians.
‘We welcome the appointment of the Interim Optical Board. The minister for health has appointed a strong team which will bring new thinking to help develop the ethical and regulatory landscape for optics in Ireland.’
