Career development

Chris Gould, director of Home Vision Care Ltd, on finding his vocation in domiciliary after decades in the industry

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

Thaksha Sritharan, pre-registration optometrist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, reflects on securing a placement during the pandemic

Pre-reg optometrist, Elly Adams, shares her journey in optometry so far, and how growing up with chronic anterior uveitis has given her the ability to put herself in her patients’ position

Lewis Richards, optometrist and director at Evans & Hughes Opticians, on how a willingness to upskill is essential for optometrists in Wales

Sarah Hollyhead, AOP student representative and third year student at the University of Plymouth, tells OT  how optometry jumped out to her as a career

Johnson & Johnson Vision’s Sheetal Patel on how the contact lens market has shifted over the past 18 months, and the company’s support for locum optometrists

University of Manchester lecturer, Amit Jinabhai, on giving back to the city that trained him and winning awards for his inclusive teaching methods

Moorfields pre-reg, Emily Mather, on passing Stage 2 and looking ahead to her OSCE exams

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