Research – Member’s Area
Orthoptics is a small profession, but many BIOS members are very active in collecting the evidence that helps us help our patients, as well as advancing vision science. British orthoptists are among the world leaders in our field. We publish and present our research in international journals and at professional conferences around the world. Orthoptists have secured many millions of pounds in research funding for major projects.
Most of us went into Orthoptics because we wanted to help patients, but some of us get hooked on research and carry it out research at every level, right from small local projects to world class lab science.
You can find out much more about the research we’re doing and how you can get started in the members area below.
Latest Research News
BIOS Symposium 2025 – Abstract Submissions – Deadline Extended to 18th April
We're now welcoming submissions for the BIOS Symposium, taking place on 20th June 2025 at The Studio in Birmingham. The focus of the symposium is clinical orthoptics, with delegates [...]
Orthoptist awarded research fellowship
Dr Claire Howard, a stroke specialist orthoptist at Salford Royal has been awarded a prestigious Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF) through the National Institute for Health and [...]
Orthoptist Fiona Rowe receives prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator Award
Professor Fiona Rowe, a leading researcher in orthoptics and vision sciences at the University of Liverpool, has been awarded a prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) [...]
