UK’s GOC Gets Tough with Opticians

In Great Britain, the General Optician Council oversee optical practices. It has issued a new protocol for dealing with infractions. Here's the news item from OpticiansOnline: "A new protocol explaining when and how the General Optical Council will deal with breaches of the Opticians Act has been published. The protocol for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offences, which was approved at the Council's meeting held on May 19, sets out how the GOC will deal with individuals and businesses that are suspected of various offences. These include selling contact lenses without the involvement of a registered professional (including over the internet), testing sight while unregistered, falsely claiming to be a registered optician and selling plano contact lenses illegally." Read more.