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Appendix A APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS

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QualificationShort description appearing in Register
A

Any qualification recognised as entitling the holder to be first registered as an ophthalmic optician after 31st December, 1960.

B

Any of the following additional qualifications:

The Fellowship of the British College of Optometrists including the Contact Lens Module

F.B.C.O.

The Diploma in Contact Lens Practice of the British Optical Association

D.C.L.P.

The Contact Lens Certificate of the Scottish Association of Opticians

D.C.L.P.

The Supplementary Contact Lens Certificate of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers

C.L. Cert. (S.M.C.)

The Supplementary Contact Lens Diploma of the British Optical Association

C.L. Cert. (B.O.A.)

The Diploma in Contact Lens Practice of the British College of Optometrists

D.C.L.P.

The Contact Lens Diploma of the Association of Dispensing Opticians:

  • For persons who are Fellows of the Association

F.A.D.O. (Hons.) C.L.
  • For other persons

C.L. (A.D.O.)
  • The Contact Lens Diploma of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians:

  • For persons who are Fellows of the Association

F.B.D.O. (Hons.) C.L.
  • For other persons

C.L. (A.B.D.O.)
The Diploma in Contact Lens Fitting of the Faculty of Dispensing OpticiansD.C.L.F.