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WOPEC is the first postgraduate education centre for
optometry in the world and is dedicated to excellence in eye care education through quality and independence. WOPEC provides short courses for optometrists and eye care professionals as well as certified postgraduate courses and helps to facilitate
training and accreditation for the
WECS. It is located in the School of Optometry in Cardiff University.
Advice on the range of benefits available that the individual may be able to access through agencies such as the Department for Work and Pensions.
The
Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. It has legislative powers in key areas of public life such as health, education and the environment.
The
Welsh Optometric Committee (WOC) is the Statutory Advisory Committee to the
Welsh Government (WG), advising on all aspects of
optometry and optometrists issues in Wales. It consists of Members from Regional Optometric Committees, Cardiff University School of Optometry and the Hospital Eye Service in Wales. It has observers from WG,
WOPEC, and a reciprocal observer from the Ophthalmology Specialist Advisory Group (OSAG: part of Welsh
Medical Committee). It occasionally commissions sub-groups for the purposes of developing particular areas of influence.
Wolfram Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which is also known as DIDMOAD syndrome after its 4 most common features (
Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus,
Optic Atrophy and
Deafness). Everyone with Wolfram Syndrome will have optic atrophy at some stage, which means that the optic nerve wastes away and causes
colour blindness and gradual loss of vision. Wolfram Syndrome is very rare and affects around 1 in 770,000 of the total UK population.
