Links

UK Ophthalmic and optometric organisations

Association of British Dispensing Opticians - www.abdo.org.uk
Association of Ophthalmic Science Practitioners - www.aosp.org.uk
British and Irish Orthoptic Society - www.orthoptics.org.uk
British Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision - www.briscev.org.uk
College of Optometrists - www.college-optometrists.org
National Artificial Eye Service - www.naes.nhs.uk
Ophthalmic Imaging Association - www.oia.org.uk
Royal College of Ophthalmologists - www.rcophth.ac.uk
UK Ophthalmic Pharmacists Group - www.eyetext.net/opg

Vision 2020 UK
(for access to charitable and patient support organisations) - www.vision2020uk.org.uk

Optic (UK)
(for access to ophthalmic companies) - www.opticuk.org

Professional registration bodies

General Medical Council - www.gmc-uk.org
General Optical Council - www.optical.org
Health Professions Council - www.hpc-uk.org
Nursing and Midwifery Council - www.nmc-uk.org
Voluntary Registration Council - www.vrcouncil.org

UK useful websites

Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk
Federation of Healthcare Science - www.fedhcs.net
Royal College of Nursing - www.rcn.org.uk
Skills for Health - www.skillsforhealth.org.uk

International ophthalmic organisations

America

Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology - http://www.jcahpo.org/newsite/index.htm
The Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), the certifying body for Ophthalmic Technical Personnel in the USA, has been most generous with their advice, encouragement and support that has been instrumental in the development of AHPO.

JCAPHO continuting medical education programmes http://imisweb.jcahpo.org/registration/

American Academy of Ophthalmology - www.aao.org
American Association of Certified Orthoptics - www.orthoptics.org
American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses - webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/asorn
Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology - www.atpo.org
Ophthalmic Photographers' Society - www.opsweb.org

Europe

European Glaucoma Society - www.eugs.org

Worldwide

International Council of Ophthalmology - www.icoph.org
International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision - www.iscev.org