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Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare

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Dispensing Optics March

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Jobs for DOs and CLOs

Discover the latest vacancies for dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians

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Members consultation survey

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Latest news and features from Dispensing Optics Online

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OS welcomes new corporate member

Asda Opticians joins portfolio

No increase in registrant fees

GOC holds fees for 2025/26

New UK distributor for Sea2see

Hudson Eyewear appointed

Latest events

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NRC

C-110883 – Navigating the boundaries – Online Peer Review

Thursday 3rd April 2025

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Newmedica Tour and CPD – Bury St Edmunds

Thursday 10th April 2025

Guy's Hospital, Robens Suite, Tower Wing, 29th Floor, Great Maze Pond Road, London, SE1 9RT

ABDO CPD Regional Event – London (Guy’s Hospital)

Thursday 17th April 2025

ABDO if you work in L&D

As an L&D Specialist being an ABDO member is crucial. I can email or call ABDO and get a prompt and friendly reply. This quick and easy access to professional and clinical guidance is brilliant. Easy access to new and relevant CET is always useful and I enjoy reading Dispensing Optics on my tablet to keep up to date. Access to Ophthalmic Lens Availability and British Standards is invaluable. In short, I would be lost without my ABDO membership.

Les Thomas

ABDO is working for you

ABDO is your professional body, the only professional body which solely supports Dispensing Opticians. It works tirelessly to support, promote and enhance the role of a DO. When help is needed ABDO is always there. ABDO has served me well throughout my career and I cannot recommend highly enough life time membership of the association.

Clive Marchant

ABDO for employees

As a lone Dispensing Optician in independent practice, I’ve been a member of ABDO since the day I started as a student. The resources and membership benefits have grown over the years. ABDO offers me all my CPD needs, keeps me updated with news, and is my first port of call for advice. ABDO has provided me the opportunity to network over the years with likeminded professionals whom I now consider friends.

Jo Holmes

ABDO for employers

As an employer it’s impossible to know everything about employment law, employee rights and correct procedures. As an ABDO member I have been able to call membership services on numerous occasions to ask about such matters, they always handle my enquiry quickly and with a no nonsense approach! An amazingly useful service.

Daryl Newsome

ABDO driving the enhanced services agenda

ABDO has helped drive the DO & CLO inclusive enhanced services agenda so we now have a new career pathway. It is great to see ABDO raising the profile of our profession by being so visible at conferences, events and forums. Now is the time for us to stand up and be recognised for the work we do.

Max Halford

ABDO supports its members

Getting involved with ABDO ensures every DO can meet like-minded colleagues. ABDO facilitates a strong network of guidance and support across all areas of the UK.

Geri Dynan

Benefits of membership

I have discovered so many membership benefits on the ABDO membership benefits and services page. I found great discounts on home insurance, gym membership, holidays and cinema tickets. I am looking forward to using our benefits to the full.

Brenda Rennie

So many benefits

Whether you are a student or a registered optician of many years, ABDO continues to evolve and support its members. Who would have thought, back in the 1990s, that it would be providing the means for members to stay registered, and that meetings would allow members to gain CPD points. The benefits continue to be updated and made more relevant.

Kevin Gutsell

I cannot imagine not being a member of ABDO

I simply cannot imagine not being a member of ABDO. I joined as a student back in 1983 and I am proud to say, I was in the first cohort of DOs who qualified under ABDO in 1986 and were entitled to use the suffix FBDO. I am proud of my suffix and what it represents and to be an ABDO member today.

Fiona Anderson

This is a great time to be part of ABDO

ABDO is a progressive association with its members at the core of the decision making process. This is a great time to be part of ABDO. The broad range of benefits including free CPD are very relevant and practical for all members.

Saima Begum Naroo

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Become a member of the GOC’s Hearings Panel and Advisory Panel

Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare

Dispensing Optics March

Jobs for DOs and CLOs

Become a member of the GOC’s Hearings Panel and Advisory Panel

Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare

Dispensing Optics March

Jobs for DOs and CLOs

Business support hub

Voucher values

Members consultation survey

CPD news

Clinical Hub

Examinations

Latest news and features from Dispensing Optics Online

OS welcomes new corporate member

No increase in registrant fees

New UK distributor for Sea2see

GOC launches workforce survey

Latest events

ABDO Extended Services Day

C-110883 – Navigating the boundaries – Online Peer Review

Newmedica Tour and CPD – Bury St Edmunds

ABDO CPD Regional Event – London (Guy’s Hospital)

ABDO if you work in L&D

ABDO is working for you

ABDO for employees

ABDO for employers

ABDO driving the enhanced services agenda

ABDO supports its members

Benefits of membership

So many benefits

I cannot imagine not being a member of ABDO

This is a great time to be part of ABDO