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Third year optometry student at City, University of London, Thaksha Sritharan, talks to OT  about the impact of COVID-19, being an international student, and the family members who inspired her career journey

OT  spoke to students, Saira Saleem and Nkosi Yearwood, about their experience of the past year and the challenges and changes ahead

The College shared that the temporary changes had been “invaluable” in allowing the progression of pre-registration optometrists through the Scheme for Registration during the pandemic

Following a year of disruption, OT  investigates what effect the pandemic could have for students and pre-registration optometrists entering the profession – and what the wider implications might be for the way optometry is taught to future generations

Over a year on from the first lockdown in the UK, OT  is reflecting on the disruption current students and pre-registration optometrists have experienced, and the hurdles that remain

The provider of virtual reality technology for medical training joined the Haag-Streit Group in 2020

Inter-university event raises funds for Vision Care for Homeless People’s eye care clinics and competition winners announced

The annual inter-university competition, Optoversity Challenge, takes place as a virtual event with 11 universities competing for the winning title

Dr Liat Gantz on lightbulb moments, running research experiments, and the importance of coffee

Close to a quarter of scholars listed in an international ranking of leading optometry researchers are based in the UK