Eye care provider OCL Vision has introduced its educational platform, OCL Vision Academy, with the aim of improving patient choice and community care.
OCL Vision Academy will run alongside the Shared Care Partnership Programme, offering free professional development webinars and in-person events led by ophthalmic surgeons to enable professionals to learn directly from OCL’s ophthalmic team.
Initial opening events began this month, which invited optical professionals to tour the OCL facility on Kensington High Street and earn CPD points.
Allon Barsam, consultant ophthalmic surgeon and co-founder of OCL Vision, said: ‘The launch of the OCL Vision Academy will further strengthen our relationship with optometrists and we are excited to be adding another benefit to our Shared Care Partnership Programme.
‘Community care is more important than ever, as NHS hospital waiting lists are under significant pressure meaning that many eye patients are now relying on optometrists to avoid the difficulties with the NHS. We hope the OCL Vision Academy educational platform will be a useful education and development tool for optical professionals at every stage of their career.’
