Why the General Optical Council felt the need to bury this letter signed by some of the most illustrious advaemics in the UK raises many many questions

Rob Eastwood Vision Express College of Optometrists General Optical Council Membershipabdo The AOP Optometry Scotland @OptometryToday BenNaevus It won't achieve anything either way unfortunately. GOC aren't interested

General Optical Council Even though by your own studies it shows its not financially viable? Universities could only have £100 per student to pay for teaching and placements will cost £1500. This is from the independent research you paid for. If you are going to ignore it what's the point?

General Optical Council In your consultation the majority were also against the ESR. I've read your response to the consultation and it seems like the views of registrants are being ignored and you had already made up your mind before it begun. What's the point in public consultation if we are ignored?

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Being one of the most duplicitous 'regulatory' bodies in the developed world, we couldn't have expected much better from General Optical Council #ripoptometry

The College of Optometrists and The AOP preferred to sit and watch as optometry was reduced to an apprenticeship - busying themselves with the vital tasks of printing leaflets for Specsavers and useless glossy magazines, respectively. #ripoptometry