Second year optometry student, Indy Ghuman, tells OT  what he enjoys about being on the AOP’s student committee

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 training provider suggested the course could enable independent practices to access government funding for apprenticeship training of optical assistants

Founding member of the British and Irish Universities and Colleges Contact Lens Educators, Richard Pearson, and Claire McDonnell, communications officer for BUCCLE and lecturer at TU Dublin, discuss idea-sharing, changes in contact lens education and adjusting to COVID-19

Pre-registration optometrist, Rukan Avcil, on her journey into optometry, developing her skills through COVID-19, and being nominated for an OT  competition by her practice colleague

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