Figures show a rise in the number of students planning to start university this autumn
In practice
From work experience to optometry student
Cardiff University student and AOP student representative, Millie Trotter, tells OT how her work experience inspired her to pursue a career in optometry, and how she hopes to promote the profession to others through her blog
Back to work priorities
Optometrist and OT clinical editor for multimedia, Ceri Smith-Jaynes, and East London practice owner, Simon Rose, discuss what independent practices need to do to secure their businesses over the next few months
My priority: Balancing business with a new baby
Kathleen McQuade, of Aberfeldy Opticians in Perthshire, on how she’s planning to juggle running her practice with first-time motherhood
Coronavirus: on the ground in Marylebone
Consultant ophthalmic surgeon Susan Sarangapani on starting a new job the week before lockdown and spotting eyelid cancer by video consultation
Leicester practices return to lockdown: “We have taken three steps back”
As stricter lockdown measures are resumed in Leicester, practices are returning to a restricted level of service