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http://www.allaboutvision.com/Independent consumer resource of trustworthy information on eye health and vision correction options (US-based)
Anglia Ruskin University
http://www.anglia.ac.uk/optometryAnglia Ruskin University's Department of Optometry & Ophthalmic Dispensing is one of eight higher education institutions offering optometry degrees.
Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
http://www.abdo.org.ukRepresenting more than 5,000 qualified dispensing opticians in the UK.
Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers
http://www.aclm.org.uk/Represents the manufacturers of over 95 per cent of all prescription contact lenses and lens care products in the UK with the prime objective of growing the contact lens market.
http://www.bcla.org.ukThe BCLA is the UK’s leading supplier of information and education on contact lenses and the anterior eye, which aims to promote excellence in research, manufacture and clinical practice of contact lenses and related areas.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/optom/Cardiff University's school of optometry and vision sciences is one of eight UK higher education institutions offering optonmetry degrees.
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