AOP experts discuss safe practice at 100% Optical

AOP clinical and professional director, Dr Peter Hampson, and head of clinical negligence, Efa Schmidt, discussed safe practice and developments in artificial intelligence technology in their presentation The good, the bad and the ugly at 100% Optical (London ExCel, 23-25 April). Schmidt shared with the audience that her role involves overseeing clinical negligence claims at the AOP. "One of the issues that we find causes great concern amongst optometrists is the fear of litigation," she said. Schmidt added that sometimes optometrists can be fearful that their practice will be judged by a higher standard than is applied. She noted that optometrists are expected to act in a way that is reasonable, taking the same steps that the majority of other optometrists would take.