Career development
Insight into the career options that are available within optics from those who have been there and done it
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OT spoke to students, Saira Saleem and Nkosi Yearwood, about their experience of the past year and the challenges and changes ahead
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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
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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
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Pre-reg optometrist Peter Grant on how problem solving in practice can have an important impact on patients’ wider health
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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
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GCSE and A-level students will receive grades submitted by their teachers this year in place of exams that are unable to take place due to the pandemic
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Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on balancing work and study and preparing for his first assessment
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The Scottish practitioner has received the College of Optometrists’ highest qualification
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Manchester graduate, Emily Mather, had her pre-reg placement at Moorfields delayed as a result of COVID-19. Here, she tells OT why she’s grateful for the extra time at home
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The number of OSCE assessments for January have been reduced as a result of a “significant” fall in examiner availability