What we work on

Our primary ambition is to prevent avoidable blindness in the UK. We also endeavour to drive innovation in the health system, deliver efficiencies and improvements in ophthalmology services that benefit both patients and the NHS, and demonstrate the value of industry in transforming patient outcomes both now and in the future.

To deliver on these ambitions, our recent focus has included:

  • bringing together stakeholders from across the community to input into a new report setting out role of innovation in the future ophthalmology environment, including examples of innovative service delivery that support improvements in patient experience and outcomes, while delivering efficiencies for the NHS. You can read the full report and its recommendations here;
  • supporting advocacy from the ophthalmology community for development of a National Eye Health Strategy to ensure accountability for tackling the growing backlog of patients waiting extended periods to see an ophthalmologist, including specific measures to reduce inequalities in access to services.