Career development

Optometrist and Specsavers director, Suraj Shah, speaks to OT  about his reasons for relocating from London to Norwich

Pre-reg optometrist at Specsavers Cribbs Causeway, Daniel Chung, on his pre-reg experiences three months into his placement

Pre-reg optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Tamara Hasan, discusses how she secured a hospital pre-reg and her experiences to date

OT  speaks to Victoria Unsworth chair of the pan-sector trailblazer group that has been established to lead on the development of a degree apprenticeship for optometrists

Pre-reg optometrist at Specsavers in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, Daniel Chung (pictured), shares his experiences during his first three weeks in practice

A pan-sector Trailblazer Group has submitted an application and is now working on the development of an occupational standard

Newly-qualified optometrists Olympia Haralambous and Nikki Sharma share insight into their pre-reg periods, including the OSCEs, as they become qualified optometrists

Pre-reg optometrist at Boots Opticians, Ali Yasen, shares insight into a two-week hospital placement

Pre-reg optometrist, Ali Yasen, discusses stress management

Optical Express optometrist, Noelle Hamilton, talks to OT  about why she decided to train to become an independent prescribing optometrist