In Focus: AOP outlines five-year strategy

A five-year strategy to secure the present and shape the future of optometry has been outlined by the Association of Optometrists (AOP).

The professional body said its strategy set out its vision for the future and a roadmap to achieve its goals from 2022 to 2026.

Its strategy was created to support the delivery and expansion of optometric services following changes in how eye care was commissioned and delivered because of Covid-19, proposed health reforms and new technology.

Adam Sampson, chief executive at the AOP, said: ‘Our strategy may be bold and aspirational, but it also comes at a time of real urgency. The future of eye care across the four nations of the UK has never been more malleable and it is vital that we prepare for the seismic changes ahead and do so without delay.’