Career development

Insight into the career options that are available within optics from those who have been there and done it

The discussion
The class of ‘09

OT speaks to Susan Bowers, Ross Henderson and Martin Hood, three of the first class of optometrists to gain their independent prescribing qualification when it was introduced 12 years ago
- 14 min read
- Career development
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Primary care Treatment Patients Feature
Bringing double vision into focus

Paul Adler discussed near diplopia with normal points of convergence at 100% Optical
- Career development
Treatment Customer service Children Events 100% Optical
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The discussion
Referral ready

OT speaks to optometrist Wendy Newsom about what makes a good referral
- Career development
NHS Patients Sight test Treatment Hospital optometrists Feature
How I got here
Research rewards

Senior research optometrist at the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Jennifer Sha, shares her journey from High Street optometry into research, which has seen her work on a trial for a contact lens to slow myopia progression
- Career development
Myopia Treatment Children Feature
How I got here
Research ready

Optometrist and NIHR clinical doctoral research fellow, Jasleen Jolly, on her journey from hospital optometry to clinical research, via Australia and New Zealand
- 5 min read
- Career development
Genetics Treatment Feature
Ocular therapeutics course for the path to IP status

Glasgow Caledonian University is highlighting the flexibility of its training for full-time optometrists
- Career development
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