A request has been made by the British Contact Lens Association for student ambassadors from each of the UK and Ireland optometric training institutions to act as advocates for the optical body.
Those eligible included optometry students in their second or third year, or those currently enrolled on a contact lens optician course.
BCLA president Brian Tompkins said: ‘Our student ambassadors play an important role. They help raise awareness with their fellow students of the range of free and discounted resources from the BCLA to help them on their way to becoming successful contact lens practitioners. Importantly they also bring a fresh perspective to the BCLA and to the industry – no-one is ever too old to learn something new.’
Meera Lakhani, from Anglia Ruskin University and one of last year’s ambassadors, said: ‘Being an ambassador for the BCLA has had many benefits including networking with contact lens companies, getting a chance to represent the BCLA in events such as the AOP conference, learning about developments in the contact lens industry and meeting new people away from university who have had greater experience in the field.
‘University has been great for a baseline understanding of contact lenses however, to be able to get a wider and a more real life experience, the BCLA is the place to join and represent. I would recommend investing the time as getting to know people within the industry first hand has been a wonderful experience and a great insight on the new changes that are happening at the moment with contact lenses.’
The closing date for the positions has been set for February 26.
