Majority meet points target

Following the lapse of the 2010-12 CET cycle, the General Optical Council has revealed that 96 per cent of registrants met their points target by the December 31 2012 deadline.

Statistics showed that 97 per cent of optometrists, 94 per cent of dispensing opticians, 96 per cent of contact lens opticians and 99 per cent of therapeutics specialists gained the minimum points requirements.

Registrants who have not gained the sufficient points are now in shortfall and will not be able to apply to renew their registration for 2013/14 until their target is met. Practitioners in shortfall will receive notification and those who believe their record is inaccurate must write to the registrar by January 18 2013 to log a dispute.