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

Every issue, OT  poses a scenario from a practitioner. This time, we’re tackling redundancy

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

Universities have been working “as quickly as possible” to review applications from prospective optometry students who saw their original results downgraded

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

Michelle Hiseman, Career Counsellor at CV Writers, looks at how best to prepare for and answer frequently asked questions.

Locum optometrist, Rebecca Rushton, and learning and development consultant, Trevor Bibic, discuss how locums can up their negotiation game in a post-lockdown world

Rochdale-based locum optometrist Atif Hussain was one of the first to sign up to work for the NHS’s Test and Trace team. He tells OT  about his new role handling local outbreaks