Optical Confederation consults on eye surgery standards

A consultation has been launched to help shape new standards that will determine the way eye surgery is delivered in the UK.

The Optical Confederation announced this week it is consulting on the standards to promote best practice in the refractive surgery sector. It follows the adoption of the General Medical Council’s guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic interventions.

Optical Confederation standards will be in line with the GMC’s guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic procedures, it said, and have been drawn up by surgeons, optometrists, refractive surgery providers and patients.

Lynda Oliver, acting chair of the Optical Confederation, said: ‘These new standards are designed to uphold high quality care and outcomes across the refractive eye surgery sector and to make sure all patients are given the care, treatment and support they need.