Simon Jones: High stakes on the high street

News that Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have collaborated to launch an advanced clinical optometry and ophthalmology master’s course should be viewed as a precursor for how the role of the optometrist could evolve during the next decade.

A broadened clinical skillset will undoubtedly put the new breed of optometrists on the front foot when it comes to negotiating the landscape of optometry in the future and further education will be an essential part of enhanced roles.

I read this week’s Moneo column (page 8) with great interest and the points about relying on revenue through the sale of spectacles rather that viable clinical fees got me thinking.