IOA Congress
From David Newsham, BIOS Representative for the International Orthoptic Association and Chair of the Local Organising Committee of the IOA Congress As [...]
New apps to test children’s eyesight need robust assessment
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the British & Irish Orthoptic Society have released rapid advice regarding the use of vision testing apps for [...]
£15,000 Fight for Sight / BIOS Research Funding
BIOS is delighted to announce our first joint Fight for Sight /BIOS co-funded Small Research Grant Award. The Award is up £15,000 over one [...]
New Video released for World Orthoptic Day 2020
To mark World Orthoptic Day 2020, BIOS have released a video focusing on the advanced and extended roles of orthoptists. While orthoptists are primarily [...]
BOS TU joins health unions to publish blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS
Fast, comprehensive and accessible testing, and the ongoing, ample supply of protective kit are among measures that must be in place for the NHS [...]
BIOS joins forces with other Allied Health Professionals to call for the extension of prescribing rights
This week, we joined with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, the British Dietetic Association, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, and [...]
New Date for Postponed IOA Congress Confirmed
In light of the COVID-19 situation, the IOA made the prudent decision to reschedule the IOA congress that was to have taken place June [...]
Child Vision Screening – FOI Results Published
Child vision screening 2019 – services are available but still work to do! Orthoptic-led child vision screening aims to pick up amblyopia (commonly known [...]
