Pre-reg toolkit

In modern day optometry it is less about the equipment you have in your bag on your first day at the new practice and more about using what is provided. When I undertook my pre-reg year in a hospital many, many years ago, I was expected to own all of my own testing kit. This is rarely the case now, and it is fair to suggest most modern practices should offer all the required testing equipment you need. Be that as it may, there is much to be said for owning your own equipment, especially where you have chosen a particular apparatus that best suits your skills and requirements, for example a particular fundus viewing lens. Here are some points to consider: