General Optical Council

General Optical Council

The General Optical Council (GOC) is an organisation in the United Kingdom which was set up by the Opticians Act 1958 to maintain a register of opticians and to uphold the Act. Its purpose is to regulate the services provided by opticians and optometrists (ophthalmic opticians). The stated function of the GOC is "to protect the public and promote high standards of professional conduct and education amongst opticians".

Opticians and optometrists must be registered with the GOC in order to continue to practise in the UK. It also maintains a register of companies who carry on business as opticians. The GOC can take action against opticians who are deemed "unfit to practise" and also against people or companies who break the terms of the Opticians Act.

The GOC was in the news at the end of September to the start of October 2005 after bringing charges against eBay UK for "‘aiding and abetting’ sales of contact lenses without the involvement of a qualified optician."Fact|date=April 2007

ee also

CHRE

External links

* [http://www.optical.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.optical.org/index_files/news_room/documents/2005-09-28GOCprosecuteseBay.pdf GOC press release - "General Optical Council prosecutes eBay for illegal contact lens sales"]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4292740.stm BBC News Online article regarding eBay charges]


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