Welcome to Durham LOC Website
Welcome to the website of the Durham Local Optical Committee (LOC). Durham LOC is the official organisation which represents General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) providing optometrists and dispensing opticians in our area.
The purpose 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 County Durham and Darlington.
The members area holds confidential information for practitioners. If you are a local practitioner wishing to register, please do so via the link at the top of the page.
Please contact us if you cannot find the information you need on this site, or have any queries regarding eye care in our area. Thank you.
NEHW is 21st-27th September. There is going to be a daily theme during the week and there are loads of resources available via Vision Matters: https://www.visionmatters.org.uk/what-can-you-do/what-can-you-do Let us know if you have any events planned, and we can advertise them for you on our channels!
9 September 2026
National Eye Health Week is coming up between 21st-27th September 2026. There will be a daily theme with resources available via LOCSU. Please contact us if you would like to make use of any resources – they are available as social media/online and hard copy.
19 August 2026
Unfortunately the incorrect postcode for the new Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital was communicated to us initially. The postcode has been updated on the previous post and is SR1 3AE. For further details please see the following: https://www.stsft.nhs.uk/our-locations/our-locations/sunderlands-new-eye-hospital
6 July 2026
There is just a few days remaining for LOCs to register places at the Regional Optical Conferences (ROCs) taking place this November.
9 October 2026
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