Career development

Virtual webinars will be held to introduce eye care professionals to a new proof of concept programme for delivering eye care in residential special schools

Hampshire-based optometrist Sarah Arnold tells OT  about the 150-year history of her family practice

Cheshire and Merseyside, and Lancashire and South Cumbria will be early adopters of the programme, with NHS England and NHS Improvement highlighting opportunities for optometrists

Rochdale-based locum optometrist Atif Hussain was one of the first to sign up to work for the NHS’s Test and Trace team. He tells OT  about his new role handling local outbreaks

Hospital optometrist at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Jeremy Parkes, discusses a varied career and finding fulfilment in a macular clinic

Pre-reg optometrist, Tamara Hasan, on how she’s adapted to working from home during the COVID-19 crisis

Pre-reg optometrist, Samrina Awan, shares her experience of Visit 2 after moving to a placement with Specsavers in Pinner

Optometrist and AOP Councillor, Angela Henderson, on a varied career that has provided her with the opportunity to be a clinical adviser to NHS England

Optometrists Suresh Munyal and Andy Britton describe the benefits that an independent prescribing qualification has brought to their practice – and its role in future-proofing the profession

Pre-reg optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Tamara Hasan, shares insight into what a typical week in clinic looks like as she approaches the halfway mark of her training year