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Second year optometry student, Indy Ghuman, tells OT  what he enjoys about being on the AOP’s student committee

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

The Scottish practitioner has received the College of Optometrists’ highest qualification

The training provider suggested the course could enable independent practices to access government funding for apprenticeship training of optical assistants

Pre-reg optometrist Peter Grant tells OT  about the benefits of working across three practices as he looks ahead towards Visit 1

Pre-registration optometrist, Rukan Avcil, on her journey into optometry, developing her skills through COVID-19, and being nominated for an OT  competition by her practice colleague

Manchester graduate, Emily Mather, had her pre-reg placement at Moorfields delayed as a result of COVID-19. Here, she tells OT  why she’s grateful for the extra time at home

Director of CV Writers, Neville Rose, on what to include in your all-important cover letter

The number of OSCE assessments for January have been reduced as a result of a “significant” fall in examiner availability

The College of Optometrists has said that face-to-face work-based assessments and the January OSCE can go ahead