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The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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OT heard from a number of students about the work experiences they have secured despite the pressures of the pandemic, as well as their views on the future
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OT asked employers, careers advisors, AOP experts, and students for their advice on what makes the ideal pre-reg applicant, tips for interviewing, and how to stave off stress when applying
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Black & Lizars optometrist, Eilidh Thomson, on a chance meeting that changed the course of her career
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One year after the first report investigating the impact of the pandemic on optometry students and pre-regs, OT looks back at how students have adapted to the challenges, and how employers are supporting the next generation of the profession
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The programme will see its first students graduate this summer
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The University of Gloucestershire course aims to “support the growing industry need for qualified technically skilled ophthalmic imaging practitioners”
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As the AOP seeks new student representatives, OT speaks to optometrists who have previously held the role about why they would encourage current students to embrace the opportunity and apply
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SpaMedica’s director of optometry, Christine Purslow, on her unexpected secret ambition and why she’ll always encourage optometrists to do that PhD
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The study examines perceptions of dry eye as a disease, practitioner confidence in its management, and satisfaction with first-line treatment options
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Amna Wajid, pre-reg dispensing optician and student optometrist, on her interest in research and turning her thesis into an article