The following professional bodies and organisations represent and provide appropriate guidance and support to ophthalmic workforce professions and businesses:
- The College of Optometrists (Optometrists)
- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (Ophthalmologists)
- Association of British Dispensing Opticians (Dispensing opticians)
- British and Irish Orthoptic Society (Orthoptists)
- Royal College of Nursing (Ophthalmic nurses)
- Optometry Scotland (Optometrists, dispensing opticians and optical businesses)
- Association of Optometrists (Optometrists)
- Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians (Optometrists, dispensing opticians and optical businesses)
- Rehabilitation Workers Professional Network (Rehabilitation workers)