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Completion rates are tracking behind 2015, when 400 registrants did not meet CET requirements

Matthew Carter works for Moorfields Eye Hospital on a part-time basis within the external disease clinic and contact lens service. His contact lens role involves supervision and training of colleagues in specialist contact lenses. He is also a director of the Linklater Warren group of independent practices in the South East

A three-year CET cycle under current requirements will go ahead from 2019 with a new scheme to take effect from 2022

The pack is designed to help practitioners secure any outstanding competencies as the end of the CET cycles draws to a close

Practitioners in England should make their claims before 1 November

Dr Chris Longley is currently working as a locum optometrist for The Outside Clinic. He holds a PhD in vision science from the University of Bradford, and now works as a clinical demonstrator at the institution

AOP partners with Johnson & Johnson Vision to offer a dedicated locum day at 100% Optical 2019

A CET programme featuring dispensing workshops will take place at 100% Optical 2019, alongside new launches by Essilor, William Morris, Silhouette and more

Sessions are designed to support the whole practice team from optical assistants and practice managers to optometrists and dispensing opticians

Roadshows will return alongside a programme of courses at the equipment company’s Academy Training Centre