The product has specially designed features to direct warm currents of air away from the lens

While a number of previously raised concerns have been addressed in the new requirements, the AOP committed to monitoring developments, sharing that “This does not mean our concerns about the ESR have all been resolved”

It is anticipated that most education providers would work towards admitting students to approved qualifications that meet the new standards from the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic year

As we approach one year on from the first lockdown in the UK, OT  is looking back at how the student and pre-registration experience has changed, and what could be next

The number of OSCE assessments for January have been reduced as a result of a “significant” fall in examiner availability

The College of Optometrists has said that face-to-face work-based assessments and the January OSCE can go ahead

The changes will be applicable to the next undergraduate academic cohort, and to this year’s incoming Scheme for Registration trainees

First year optometry student at the University of Huddersfield, Iqra Saeed, talks to OT  about what drew her to optometry and the impact COVID-19 had on the course

Lecturer at City, University of London, Dr Rakhee Shah, second year student Sabrina Choudhury, and final-year student, Bilal Hassan, share how the university responded to the changes brought about by COVID-19

The College of Optometrists confirmed last week that remote Stage One assessments for pre-registration optometrists could begin from Monday 27 July.