Student ambassadors at the British Contact Lens Association were given the opportunity to experience working life at TK&S Optometrists in Northampton.
The five students will sit in on eye examinations, support the clinical team and use technology in the practice’s diagnostic suite.
Brian Tompkins, director at TK&S Optometrists, said: ‘Giving the next generation of optometrists the chance to experience life in practice is a crucial part of their development.
‘The BCLA ambassadors will all be able to shadow our award-winning clinical team and pick up invaluable experience that will stand them in good stead for third year at university. Optometry is in good hands and it’s our pleasure to give the stars of the future the chance to shine.’
Palak Kapadia and Habeeb Rahman were the first to work at TK&S and will be followed by Sarah Campos, Nouralhuda Idriss and Bonnie Ki Yan Lam.
Rahman, a student at the University of Bradford, said: ‘I’ve enjoyed the chance to shadow the scleral lens and binocular vision clinics. They are something we touch on at university and that side of things really interests me. Scleral lenses are gaining a lot of traction at the minute and that is a fast-growing side of the profession so may be something I look to specialise in eventually.’