Career development

Pre-reg optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Thaksha Sritharan, on organising her competencies six months in

Caroline Mansfield, pre-reg optometrist at Specsavers Haverfordwest, on finding support and encouragement during a busy year

Thaksha Sritharan, pre-registration optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, reflects on securing a placement during the pandemic

Moorfields pre-reg, Emily Mather, on passing Stage 2 and looking ahead to her OSCE exams

Aston University’s Raquel Gil-Cazorla on her beginnings in Madrid, being inspired by international optometry, and achieving childhood ambitions in the UK

Pre-registration optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Emily Mather, discusses seeing an increasing volume of patients and growing her clinical confidence

Pre-reg optometrist and AOP Councillor, Luke McRoy-Jones, on being signed off for Stage 1, preparing for Stage 2 and looking ahead to the OSCEs

Pre-registration optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Emily Mather, on finding a supportive community in her first four months

Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on progressing through his pre-reg during lockdown and building a patient base in practice

Emily Mather, pre-reg optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, on finding variety across different clinics in the first weeks of her placement