British Contact Lens Association

Educational resources

BCLA members can access a range of online learning resources.

Members of the BCLA benefit from full access to the members' only area of the website packed full of useful information for contact lens professionals and students at all stages of their educational and professional development.

Join now to have access to all of the following online resources and more by clicking here.

Online Libraries

Search our comprehensive aray of research articles, posters and image library covering all aspects of contact lenses and anterior eye.

Virtual Lectures

The BCLA has documented and recorded over 50 key lectures given by the leading experts.

Online access to Contact Lens & Anterior Eye

This highly regarded clinical journal is published six times a year. The current issue and archive is accessible to BCLA members free of charge.

Below are some examples of published articles

A decade of contact lens prescribing trends in the United Kingdom (1996 - 2005)

Airbag induced corneal ectasia

Good clinical practice in orthokeratology

Members receive copies of the journal through the post or are able to access the journal online. Join today and access this highly regarded educational resource.

BCLA Newsroom

Visit the BCLA Newsroom for all the latest news stories affecting your job, the profession and the industry.

Information leaflets

View factsheets online such as the Guide to Contact Lens Standards and factsheets of core competencies and regulatory issues.

Listing for your practice in "Find a BCLA contact lens practitioner"

Promote your practice through the BCLA website by listing your practice under the postcode search facility which enables consumers to locate their nearest BCLA member practitioner.

Click here to find out how it works.