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GOC approves ABDO contact lens diploma

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has received approval from the GOC to begin delivering the Diploma in Contact Lens Practice syllabus from September 2024.

ABDO, the only current provider who can recruit students to the GOC’s new education and training requirements for contact lens options, would be working in partnership with ABDO College and Bradford College.

Dean Dunning, ABDO deputy head of professional qualifications and education and chief contact lens examiner, said: ‘We have worked very hard to ensure that we have a syllabus that meets the needs for a modern contact lens optician to practice safely and successfully, embracing the fast-paced changes happening in the contact lens industry.’

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