Career development

Indy Ghuman, second-year student at Aston University, tells OT  about adapting to virtual learning and the importance of balancing work and rest

After months of disruption to his studies, newly-graduated optometrist Peter Grant tells OT  how excited he is to begin his pre-reg placement

Second year optometry student at Aston University, Georgia Richardson, on finding inspiration from her colleagues, and receiving the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers bursary

Optometrist Hamza Mussa, aka @TheCrazyOptom, tells OT  about campaigning against racism and discrimination via Instagram and his work as part of the Specsavers Professional Advancement Team

Following the launch of the AOP’s Pre-reg register, OT  clinical editor, Dr Ian Beasley, emphasises the benefits a pre-reg can bring to a practice

This year’s pre-reg contributors, Samrina Awan, Tamara Hasan and Daniel Chung, on how COVID-19 upended their year and what they’ve learnt along the way

The project aims to support people from underrepresented groups access university, and is particularly seeking mature applicants

First year optometry student at the University of Huddersfield, Iqra Saeed, talks to OT  about what drew her to optometry and the impact COVID-19 had on the course

Daniel Chung, a pre-reg optometrist in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, catches us up on his past few months

Cardiff University student and AOP student representative, Millie Trotter, tells OT  how her work experience inspired her to pursue a career in optometry, and how she hopes to promote the profession to others through her blog