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Vision 20/20 Primary Eye Care Group
Terms of Reference
The committee is one of the standing committees of Vision 20/20 and is responsible to the organisation and
will abide by its ordinances.
Purpose
The Committee exists to provide a multidisciplinary forum for advocacy and guidance for the provision of
primary eye care health in England.
Specifically the committee is responsible for:
To define those conditions that can be managed in the primary eye care settings in England
To define standards of care that should be met in delivering primary eye care
Production and updating of guidance documents about diagnosis and treatment of conditions that can be
managed in primary eye care settings in England
Review and updating of General Optical Council guidance for independent prescribing for optometrists
Liaison with the professional bodies of eye care professionals about delivery of primary eye care
To provide benchmarks for training and assessment for eye care professionals providing primary eye care.
The Chair
The Chair of the Committee shall be elected by the members of the committee.
The term of office is three years which is not renewable.
Membership:
The Chair.
Three representatives from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists including the Chair of the Royal College
of Ophthalmologists Ocular Public Health Group
Two members of the British Council of Optometry or
One member of the Federation of Dispensing Optometrists
Two representatives of the General Optical Council , one of whom will be a member of the Royal College of
Ophthalmologists and one a member of the British Council of Optometry.
One member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
One Member of the Royal College of Nursing
One Member of the College of Orthoptists
Lay representative
Chief Executive of Vision 20/20
Meetings
There will normally be two meetings a year.
Reporting
The Committee will report to the Executive Committee of Vision 20/20. Individual members may report on
the activity of the group including the various colleges and agencies.
Conflict of Interest
When the interests of a member of the Committee appears to conflict with that of Vision 20/20 that conflict
must be declared.
Franks/Wormald Oct 2007