News
> News
Special Opportunity for NIOS members
A special invitation: European Diabetic Eye Conference, Assembly Buildings, Belfast. Thursday 26th – Saturday 28th May 2022 Prof. Tunde Peto, President of the European Association for Diabetic Eye Complications (EAsDEC) warmly invites NI Optometrists to register for...
Belfast Eye Conference! Hosted by Queen’s University Belfast
At Belfast Eye Conference, you will meet like-minded healthcare students, early career doctors, optometrist, orthoptists, and vision scientists from around the world who are equally fascinated by clinical ophthalmology and vision related research. To date almost 300...
Locums
Due to COVID-19 the NIOS are offering all Locum Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians the opportunity to advertise their services on the NIOS website without a fee applied. This will expire on 31st December 2021. Please email details to NIOS, secretary@nios.org.uk
Enventure Research
Enventure Research, an independent research agency, has been appointed by the General Optical Council (GOC) to deliver a series of focus groups as part of its consultation on the education and training requirements for approved qualifications. More information about...
Questionnaire on the use of lissamine green for dry eye diagnosis and monitoring
Please help by taking part in the following survey. Click HERE Survey
2019 Business & Networking Conference for Independent Opticians
Business & Networking Conference for Independent Opticians 15th & 16th September 2019 SightCare is a membership organisation and they would like to invite all non-members from the NIOS to attend who may have an interest in SightCare and its services. The...
A Lifeboat in a Perfect Storm
BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF OPTOMETRISTS 55 Colchester Road, White Colne, Colchester CO6 2PW e-mail: admin@opticalbenfund.com website: www.opticalbenfund.com Tel: 01787 223800 A Lifeboat in a Perfect Storm As incoming chairman...
LOW DOSE ATROPINE EYE DROPS FOR MYOPIA: TWO CLINICAL TRIALS STARTING SOON
As you are probably aware, in East Asia and other countries across the world, including Australia and India, low dose atropine is becoming the ‘go to’ method of controlling myopic progression in children. In the UK, low dose atropine is not licensed for myopia control...
Ulster University
Dear NIOS members, As part of a study investigating how optometrists working within primary care optometry examine and manage patients presenting with suspect vitreoretinal disorders, we would like to invite NIOS members to complete a short survey. This survey...
Golf at Rosapenna
Two nights B&B with two evening meals and two rounds of golf for €280. Rates for non golfers €230. Single room supplement €35 per night. This is a very popular deal and the hotel needs an indication of numbers. Text Ronnie Glass ASAP if you are interested Ronnie...