News
BIOS Celebrates Black History Month- October 2024
The inspiring theme for Black History Month 2024, in the United Kingdom is [...]
BIOS survey shows 75,000 children a year miss out on in-school vision screening
The results of our survey of child vision screening services in England show [...]
The Hololens and PERL Project Re-launch
EXCITING NEWS – The Hololens and PERL Project Re-launch In October [...]
BIOS Statement on recent unrest across UK
BIOS Statement on recent unrest across UK BIOS is appalled by the recent [...]
Who we are
The British and Irish Orthoptic Society is the professional body for Orthoptists. Orthoptists are registered Allied Health Professionals regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the UK and CORU will be the regulator in the Republic of Ireland.
BIOS was founded in 1937 and is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.
- BIOS is affiliated to the Allied Health Professionals Federation, a group made up of 12 bodies representing more than 158,000 workers in the UK.
BIOS is also a member of the International Orthoptic Association and OCE.
BIOS members in the UK are also automatically trade union members of the British Orthoptic Society Trade Union (BOSTU).
