Actus writes: Where’s the evidence for evidence-based practice?

As an eye care practitioner, I am often glad my chosen profession has prepared me for getting on with just about anybody. So you are clear, most strangers think opticians are rip-off merchants if they wear spectacles or contact lenses, and those that don’t have never given the services of optometrists a second thought.

So there you have it, undeniable evidence that opticians charge too much for the optical appliances they sell, and their healthcare role is completely unrecognised.

The opinions of a few people are unlikely to be statistically significant, but that doesn’t necessarily make them wrong, and it appears recent research backs them up. Back in the day job it was a bit quiet and the esteem in which opticians are held was a topic of conversation with a colleague who is doing the new Canterbury Christ Church University top up degree for FBDOs to get a BSc (Hons).