Judy Lea explores how the most tumultuous of years has affected pre-registration optometrists – for good or bad…. | more
Pre-reg saves her own father’s sight
Derek Begley narrowly avoided permanent sight loss after mentioning a sore eye to his daughter, who happens to be training at Specsavers. Victoria Begley, a pre-registration optometrist in Cheshire Oaks, made her usual phone call | more
Optometry students and prereg reassured
Specsavers Graduate Recruitment team explains how they are supporting students and working to mitigate the effect of the COVID pandemic on optometry training and placements.
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Two sides to every story: the domiciliary pre-reg placement
In 10 years as a domiciliary optometrist, Nicolas had never had a pre-reg optometrist accompany him to experience the sector first-hand. But that all changed in March when Shakirah Hanafi did a placement with him. Nicolas explains: ‘I’ve | more
Newly-qualified optometrist helps shape pre-reg training
Bhargavi Zinzuwadia only qualified as an optometrist five months ago, in February 2019, but she already has an impressive CV. The newly-qualified optometrist helped to write the updated version of Specsavers’ pre-registration study guide, Optometry | more
Biggest ever Specsavers roadshow delivers training ‘from Padawan to Jedi’
Attendee numbers at Specsavers’ CET roadshow have continued to grow for the fifth year in a row, particularly amongst dispensing opticians. A total of 2,050 optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians attended the series of regional | more
Top 5 things that are most important to an optometry student
I’ve always wanted to have a career as an optometrist as I find the profession both stimulating and challenging. It enables me to contribute to society by improving people’s vision on a daily basis. And | more
From pre-reg to newly-qualified optometrist – reflections and ambitions
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