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OPTICIANS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2018

Bob Duckett ,
Peter Walker  and
Christinea Donnelly
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Summary

Typical questions

  • • Can you give me the telephone number of … optician?

  • • How do I find out if … optician is registered?

    • Where to look

    Directories

    For an alphabetical list of opticians use the Opticians’ register, General Optical Council:

    www.optical.org

    Try also:

    Optical yearbook, Reed Business Information. Annual

    or

    Find an optician www.nhs.uk/England/Opticians

    Journals

    Optician

    Reed Business Information

    Tel: 020 8652 8250

    Weekly

    Websites

    Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers www.aclm.org.uk Excellent links to other eyecare sites.

    Eyecare Information Service www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk

    General Optical Council

    41 Harley Street, London W1G 8DJ

    Tel: 020 7580 3898

    www.optical.org

    The statutory body that regulates the optical professions.

    Complaints

    For complaints against an optician refer to the General Optical Council:

    www.optical.org.

    Type
    Chapter
    Information
    Know it All, Find it Fast
    An A–Z source guide for the enquiry desk
     , pp. 365 - 366
    Publisher: Facet
    Print publication year: 2008

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