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"Best CET in years! Excellent speakers, great hands on workshops and useful skills I will actually use in practice - thank you!"
Delegate, Gonioscopy 2010
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Welcome to SCO online
Welcome to sco-online, the Scottish Committee of Optometrists' website. The SCO's primary role is to provide training to Scotland's 1200+ optometrists and to help members stay informed of the latest developments affecting them and their practice.
Have you recently qualified as an Optometrist and want to work in Scotland?
To comply with the new GOS contract, you must have a competency certificate from the Scottish Committee of Optometrists. This costs £5 (cheques made payable to "Scottish Committee of Optometrists"). You MUST have a full GOC number (student numbers are not accepted). Once you have your GOC number, please send the form and payment to the SCO office. Please call 0131 220 4542 if you are worried about the postal strike or delays to your application. All certificates are processed within 24 hours of receipt at the SCO office.
Please click here and fill in the form to register for your certificate.
Helpline
We all occasionally turn to a colleague to discuss a case. If you are a registered member of SCO you can also turn to your Clinical Helpline. Find out more and read some typical Q&A's.
News & Events!
GOC Optometrist Survey
Click here to complete the CET survey for the GOC revalisation scheme 2013.
Gonioscopy Explained!
Sun 14th Mar 10 - Glasgow
SCO are pleased to announce that the "Gonioscopy 2010" course will be hosted by Prof. Greg Black (Director of the Broward Boulevard Eye Clinic of Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, Florida - for CV, click here). Prof. Black has exciting advances in Gonioscopy techniques, using 3D slides that he will be sharing in tutorials and practical sessions.
Click here for more information and to book your place.
SCO Competency Workshops to Work in Scotland
SCO run workshops on the last Tuesday of every month. Please get in touch with SCO if you qualified before April 2006 and wish to work in Scotland.
Click here for 2010 dates.
NICE Guidelines
Please click here for the quick reference NICE Guidelines. Optometry Scotland have released a statement to clarify the position in Scotland. Please click here to view the document.