Coronavirus

With practical experience often hard to secure over the past year, OT  has heard tips for crafting a stand-out application and maximising work experience placements

Dr Nery Garcia-Porta on supportive colleagues at ARU, the impact of lockdown, and relaxing with her cat

Mitchel Reuben on providing a complete eye care service to a “part of the community that needs it the most”

The spring OSCEs marked the largest in the history of the Scheme for Registration. OT  spoke to some newly-qualified optometrists about their experiences

OT  spoke to students, Saira Saleem and Nkosi Yearwood, about their experience of the past year and the challenges and changes ahead

The College shared that the temporary changes had been “invaluable” in allowing the progression of pre-registration optometrists through the Scheme for Registration during the pandemic

Following a year of disruption, OT  investigates what effect the pandemic could have for students and pre-registration optometrists entering the profession – and what the wider implications might be for the way optometry is taught to future generations

Over a year on from the first lockdown in the UK, OT  is reflecting on the disruption current students and pre-registration optometrists have experienced, and the hurdles that remain

Dr Liat Gantz on lightbulb moments, running research experiments, and the importance of coffee