Government unveils 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS
Today, the government announced a new 10-Year Health Plan for the NHS in England, with a focus on moving care and treatment from hospitals [...]
New film Elio puts spotlight on patching
Many children wearing a patch for amblyopia treatment will have been excited to see the central character in the new Disney Pixar movie, Elio, [...]
BIOS launch Professional Development Framework
As part of our launch event for the Orthoptic Workforce Development Programme, we officially launched our Professional Development Framework today. This framework has been [...]
Launch of #WePatch campaign for World Orthoptic day
Today, to coincide with World Orthoptic Day, we officially launched our #WePatch campaign to raise awareness of the [...]
BIOS launch new video on Patching
Our new video, launched in advance of World Orthoptic Day on 2nd June, highlights the importance of patching parties normalising occlusion [...]
Fight for Sight and BIOS Small Research Grant Award
We're delighted to announce our fourth Fight for Sight /BIOS co-funded Small Research Grant Award. The Award is up £15,000 over one year. This [...]
World Orthoptic Day 2025 Lang Stereotest Picture Challenge
The International Orthoptic Association (IOA) have launched the 2025 World Orthoptic Day picture competition, this year sponsored by Lang Stereotest. World Orthoptic Day is [...]
BIOS report makes case for orthoptists to be allowed to prescribe glasses
We've published our review of evidence to support the legislative change to allow orthoptists to prescribe glasses in the hospital setting in accordance with [...]
