Career development

A partnership between the university and the optical group will see optometry students gain clinical experience at a full scope eye clinic

Three early career optometrists tell OT  how their experiences of domiciliary care have outshone industry perception

Holly Leitch, pre-registration optometrist at Urquhart Opticians in Kilmarnock, on finding her voice in her first few months

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

Pre-reg optometrist Luke McRoy-Jones on balancing work and study and preparing for his first assessment

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

Second edition highlights advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and treatment

Optometrist and practice manager of Boots Opticians in Greenford Westway, Lorna Carasco, shares her career journey into optometry

Orbis-supported integrated eye care worker in Ethiopia’s Dita district, Tsehay Tsambalo, discusses the role that she plays in helping to eliminate trachoma and give people their sight back

Consultant ophthalmologist and chief medical officer at Visulytix, Sameer Trikha, discusses the synergies between eye care and technology and how he believes artificial technology will impact optics