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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Registered charity 299872, on the register since 2 August 1988. The 2,104th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

The College creates and maintains standards in ophthalmic training and practice, organises examinations and sets the curriculum. It maintains a CPD system and provides surgical skills courses for trainees. It organises scientific meetings, publishes a scientific journal and provides information on ophthalmic matters for practitioners and the general public.It encourages eye related research.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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