GOC registrar says eye care seems forgotten

Government policymakers have missed an important opportunity to include eye care in their policies on public health and workforce development, according to new General Optical Council (GOC) chief executive and registrar Samantha Peters.

Speaking to Optician at Optrafair 2011, Peters said: 'We need to make sure the government and the policy makers see how much can be achieved with eye care. At times it seems like eye care is forgotten. When I read the white papers on public health and on workforce development I can't see anything much on eye care in them.' She also acknowledged the efforts of the optical lobbyists who were 'working very hard together' to try and address the issue.