Pre regs

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Cardiff University and Newmedica partner for training development

The partners will seek to provide enhanced training in secondary eye care roles

Hospital optometry

Today

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AOP releases dedicated student webinar series to watch on-demand

AOP

03 Jul

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Pre-reg focus

Looking ahead to the OSCEs as a pre-reg optometrist

Students and pre-regs

05 Jun 2 mins

An optometrist wearing an NHS lanyard, Zak Saleem, examines a patient’s eyes using a slit lamp microscope in a clinical setting

Pre-reg focus

“I am finding this stage both rewarding and challenging”

Students and pre-regs

15 May 2 mins

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Deepali Poojara: “You never know who’s going to come through the door”

Students and pre-regs

13 May

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Early career digest

Keeping them comfortable

Career development

27 Apr

A male clinician wearing scrubs and glasses laughs

Early career digest

Developing good habits as an early career optometrist

Career development

27 Apr 7 min read

A patient receives an eye test

Early career digest

Binocular vision tips for newly qualified optometrists

Career development

26 Apr 6 min read

IP optometrist and The Optical People director, Jaclyn Pugh, pushes a tyre in exercise clothes

The cover story

Lifting the weight

Health and wellbeing

10 Apr 14 min read

100% Optical

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Practical strategies for wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

08 Apr

Young female optometrist smiling as she looks through a slit lamp microscope to examine a male patient’s eyes in a softly lit clinic room, with a blurred owl picture on the wall in the background

Pre-reg focus

Adapting to technology as an optometry pre-reg

Students and pre-regs

31 Mar 4 mins

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International Women’s Day 2026: Give to gain

Practitioner stories

07 Mar

An optometrist wearing an NHS lanyard, Zak Saleem, examines a patient’s eyes using a slit lamp microscope in a clinical setting, with a blue light shining into the patient’s eye as she rests her chin on the support

Pre-reg focus

“Pre-reg has highlighted how much learning happens on the job”

Students and pre-regs

04 Mar 2 mins

Young woman measuring glass on eyewear for a senior patient looking at camera

More than 500 optometry students set to start CLiP placements in 2026

Students and pre-regs

05 Feb

A woman with long brown hair stands in an eye examination room beside a slit lamp machine. She is smiling softly and wearing a white top with a dark cardigan. An eye chart is visible on the wall behind her, along with other optometry equipment, a computer workstation, and a bottle of hand sanitizer on the table

Pre-reg focus

“I feel much more equipped to deal with visually impaired patients”

Students and pre-regs

04 Feb 3 mins

Man putting in a contact lens

Early career digest

Habits equal happiness

Career development

03 Feb

A young child sits on their mother’s lap while an optometrist conducts an eye examination

Early career digest

Testing children as a newly-qualified optometrist

Career development

02 Feb 5 min read

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Early career digest

Lessons from my first year qualified

Career development

31 Jan 6 min read

A young man sits on the floor of the living room looking contemplative

New network to tackle isolation among optometrists

Health and wellbeing

16 Jan

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Pre-reg focus

Completing Stage one as a pre-reg hospital optometrist

Students and pre-regs

07 Jan 4 mins

An illustration in grayscale on an orange background of a person climbing an arrow that points upwards in stages. On each plateau is a stack of books.

Early career digest

“A career in optometry can take you in many different directions”

Career development

08 Dec 2025 2 mins

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Early career digest

Explore, reflect, be curious, and keep learning: tips for early career optometrists

Career development

06 Dec 2025 6 min read 1

A smiling woman sits in an eye-exam room beside a slit-lamp microscope, holding one of the instrument controls. She wears a dark cardigan and white top, and the clinical room has posters and equipment in the background

Pre-reg focus

Swollen discs and Sjogren’s syndrome as a pre-reg

Students and pre-regs

05 Dec 2025 3 mins

A hospital optometrist is using a slit lamp to perform a sight test on a patient. A student in purple scrubs stands to the side and looks down a viewpiece to see what the optometrist is seeing. Another student observes across the room

The University of Manchester celebrates on-campus hospital optometry teaching clinic

Students and pre-regs

02 Dec 2025

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Pre-reg focus

“Everything I had learned started to fall into place”

Students and pre-regs

03 Nov 2025 2 mins

Deepali Poojara

Deepali Poojara: “Staying organised is key”

Students and pre-regs

17 Oct 2025

Eliza is in graduation robes and is holding a bunch of sunflowers

Pre-reg focus

“I left the appointment with a real sense of accomplishment”

Students and pre-regs

03 Oct 2025 2 mins

An infant boy sits in the consulting room chair wearing red and yellow sunflower occluders

Early career digest

Through a child’s eyes: making sight tests fun

Students and pre-regs

21 Sep 2025 7 min read

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