AOP student member benefits
Find out about our student-focused activities and the benefits that AOP student members receive
Students
Read our advice on entering university and find resources to guide you from first year as a student through to your graduation
University survival guide
Starting your optometry degree? Read our top tips for beginning life as an optometry student
Education library
Take a look at OT's education library, where you can access archived CET, CPD articles and skills guides covering 31 topic areas
Students and pre-reg optometrists in lockdown: OT coronavirus guide
As the semester comes to a close, students and pre-registration optometrists across the UK are faced with the complex, long-term impact of COVID-19. OT put their questions to experts across the optics sector
Meet the AOP during your freshers' fair
Learn more about the AOP and discover all the benefits of being a member
Representing your voice
Our student representatives give you a voice
Staying out of trouble
AOP legal and regulatory experts on how student mistakes can have a flow on effect that extends past qualification
Preparing for your pre-reg year
Pre-registration optometrist vacancies
Discover the latest pre-registration opportunities across the UK
Pre-reg register
Student and pre-reg members can use our free Pre-reg register to list their availability for a pre-reg placement, for employer members looking for pre-regs to search
Tips for pre-registration applicants
Guide to applying for a pre-registration optometrist placement from optometrist Hassnain Safdar
Tips for finding a placement
Your guide to finding a placement for your pre-registration year
Preparing for your pre-reg interview?
A guide to preparing for your pre-reg placement interview
Understand your pre-reg contract
Our bespoke query service helps you understand your pre-registration contract