Welcome to Berkshire Local Optical Committee
Berkshire LOC is the official organisation which represents optometrists and opticians in our area.
The main role of the LOC is to work with local NHS commissioners to make community eye care services accessible to patients and cost effective for the NHS. The objective of this website is to provide eye care practitioners, other health care professionals and the public with information about all aspects of eye care provision available within Berkshire.
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Meeting Dates
Dear optometrists, RE: An exploration of community eyecare for children: identifying barriers and enablers using a grounded theory approach. We would like to invite you to take part in a research study that is being conducted at City, University of London. It is up to you whether you would like to take part or …
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24 November 2020
CET Event Please note this is not a Berkshire LOC event and there is currently no community based glaucoma pathway in our area.
21 November 2020
Post Cataract Scheme Launch Early 2021 will see the launch of a post cataract scheme available to all patients in East and West Berkshire who undergo uncomplicated cataract surgery at either the Royal Berkshire Hospital or King Edward VII Hospital. The launch date will be confirmed as soon as it is received, but to be …
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19 November 2020
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