Optometry Today
{{Short description|British optometry journal}}
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Optometry Today is a professional magazine, published bimonthly by the Association of Optometrists in the United Kingdom.
The magazine's content regularly includes; news and features about scientific and technological developments in the optical sector, changes to legislation affecting optometrists and optical professionals, developments in the optical business and retail environment, new product and equipment launches, and reviews.
The printed publication and website also include General Optical Council accredited Continuing Professional and Development articles with linked assessments, which UK optical professionals are required to undertake to maintain their professionally registered status with the General Optical Council.{{cite web |url=https://www.optical.org/en/Education/CET/ |title=Continuing Education and Training(CET) |website=optical.or g|accessdate=26 February 2017}}
Subscription to the magazine is included as part of the membership of the Association of Optometrists.
History
The publication was established in 1961 as The Ophthalmic Optician.{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275412034 |title=A historical review of optometry research and its publication: Are optometry journals finally catching up? |author=D. B. Elliot & D. Handley |journal=Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics |volume=35 |issue=3 |page=247 |date=May 2015 |accessdate=25 February 2017}} Following the move of academic institutions to adopt the term 'optometry' (in place of 'ophthalmic optics') during the late 1970s and 1980s{{cite journal|url=https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/hindsight/article/download/4196/3819#page=31|title= Origin of Optometry at Cardiff University|journal=Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History|date=January 2009|author=Michel Millodot|volume=40 |issue=1|pages= 29–32|pmid= 19580116|accessdate=25 February 2017}} the magazine was renamed Optometry Today' in 1985.{{cite journal |url=https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/hindsight/article/download/4196/3819#page=34 |title=Origin of Optometry at Cardiff University |journal=Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History|page=32|date=January 2009 |author=Michel Millodot |volume=40 |issue=1 |accessdate=25 February 2017}}
Awards
In 2016, the magazine won the 'Best Professional Association or Royal College magazine' accolade at the Memcom Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.aop.org.uk/about-aop/media-centre/press-releases/2016/05/20/aops-journal-optometry-today-wins-memcom-2016-award |title=AOP's journal Optometry Today wins Memcom 2016 Award |website=aop.org.uk |date=20 May 2016 |accessdate=25 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.primaryhealthnet.com/phnsubcontent.asp?id=9&subid=933#17|title=AOP's journal Optometry Today wins national award |website=primaryhealthnet.com |accessdate=25 February 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.aop.org.uk/ot}}
Category:Eye care in the United Kingdom