Children’s eyecare

The ABDO Level 7 Diploma in Paediatric Eyecare is designed to develop advanced clinical, communication and analytical skills required for high‑quality paediatric practice.

The programme combines online synchronous and asynchronous learning, interactive CPD activities and practical skills development, leading to a final professional assessment that brings together your knowledge, clinical reasoning and evidence‑based decision‑making.

The programme consists of seven online modules, interactive online CPD activities and a face‑to‑face practical workshop day, followed by a final professional assessment.

The total expected learning commitment is approximately 900 hours, including taught content, self‑directed study, practical skills development and assessment preparation.

These modules are:

• Module 1 – Evidence‑based practice
• Module 2 – Advanced communication
• Module 3 – Advanced vision management
• Module 4 – Myopia and refractive management
• Module 5 – Neurodiversity
• Module 6 – Facial anthropometry
• Module 7 – Acute and specialist eyecare

Find out more.

ABDO has published a Whitepaper: ‘Advancing paediatric vision care: evidence-based insights and best practices for dispensing spectacles to children’ by Dr Alicia Thompson.

Alongside the white paper, ABDO has developed a practical, easy-to-understand leaflet for parents and carers, designed to be shared widely across communities.

Download and use this leaflet to inform parents and carers of children ahead of sight tests.

Download and read both here.

ABDO, the College of Optometrists and the OSA have partnered in a campaign in 2025 to raise awareness of the importance of children’s eye tests and better signposting for parents to children’s eye care professionals on the high street.

Nearly one in ten parents or carers (9%) will only take their child for their first visit to the optician if and when an eye health or vision issue arises, was revealed in the Children’s Eye Health Report.

Read the full report here.

Myopia Management and the patient journey 2025 https://youtu.be/7PA0tb2Oxbs  

Myopia management 2024 https://youtu.be/obx_hLc6xXo 

Using evidence-based practice to communicate myopia management 

Myopia management update 

Understanding extended depth of focus (EDOF) contact lenses 

Young adult myopia 

The effect of uncorrected refractive error and refractive correction in binocular vision issues

Paediatric contact lenses: when, why and what to consider 

Please note CPD points are no longer available on these articles.  

eyecareFAQ have a range of FAQs including children’s eyecare basics, myopia and amblyopia, you can find all the children’s FAQ topics here.

Find all the latest research and product information on myopia in our clinical hub.

Member’s can access this through their CPD dashboard.

• Young adult myopia Jan 24

• Q&As Myopia management: where to start? July/August 24 

• Evidence-based practice: Part 4 Myopia: combining research with analytics Sep 24 

• Paediatric contact lenses: when, why and what to consider March 26 (CPD)

• In practice – Paediatric contact lens practice March 26 

Members have access to eyecareFAQ graphic’s to share on social media and your websites, these can be accessed here.

eyecareFAQ have a range of FAQs including children’s eyecare basics, myopia and amblyopia, you can find all the children’s FAQ topics here.