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We have published our annual report for the year ending March 2025, which sets out our achievements of meeting our strategic objectives.

The GOC has decided to suspend Siddique Chowdhury, an optometrist based in Manchester, from its register for two months.

The GOC has decided to erase Jack Harding, a student dispensing optician based in Stafford, from its register.

This document contains guidance to be used by the GOC’s case examiners when considering complaints about a GOC registrant’s fitness to practise, fitness to undertake training or fitness to carry on an optical business. The guidance is intended to encourage consistent decision-making by the case examiners.

The GOC has decided to remove its registration of Fast Pop Specs.

The GOC has decided to suspend Ravi Bhojwani, an optometrist based in Nottingham, from its register for nine months.

If you qualified as an optometrist in the USA or Canada, you may be eligible for direct entry to the GOC register, provided you meet our requirements.  

The GOC has published an evaluation of non-UK optometry qualifications against its new education and training requirements (ETR) as part of a revised process for managing applications from overseas professionals to join its register.  

The GOC has published an evaluation of non-UK optometry qualifications against its new education and training requirements (ETR) as part of a revised process for managing applications from overseas professionals to join its register.