At weekends Dr Glyn Walsh, senior lecturer, programme organiser (dispensing) and registered optometrist at Glasgow University's Department of Vision Sciences, often goes by the more imposing title of Magnus the Viking. Alex Thomas reports
A new series looking at the after hours activities of optical folk begins with a familiar face from the Optician Ironman team
Aspiring assistants take note. Karen Clegg enthuses about a book for frontline staff which should occupy a quite unique place on the bookshelf
Marvyn Slater, who retired from practice in 2003, reflects on his career and gives his opinion of where optometry went wrong
Following on from last month's focus on the West Country, Mike Hale puts optical opportunities in East Anglia under the microscope
For aspiring optometrists and dispensing opticians qualifying is only the start of their lives in optics. Once they have negotiated four years of undergraduate study, a further year pre-registration, passed countless exams and most likely incurred crippling loans, the next step is to successfully apply for a job – and anyone thinking this is the easy part is behind the times.
Tina Romanay describes the role of the locum optometrist and some points that are worth considering before going down this employment path
Optometrists in India are engaged in a struggle to raise the profile of the profession in the country. Narendra Kumar reports
Optometrist Nick Dash, CEO of sports vision advisory company ProSportsVision, has been involved with sport throughout his career. Alex Thomas reports
How do you make sure your staff feel appreciated and motivated? David Gilliver outlines the key issues in retaining talented personnel
David Gilliver reports on the need for training of non-professional staff, with customer skills particularly important in times of economic uncertainty
Rather than an exercise in box-ticking, the role of a pre-registration assessor demands a variety of skills. Emma White reports
Martin Hodgson shares his experience of working as an optometrist in Australia
The life of the cataract surgeon is a busy but incredibly rewarding one. Shannon McKenzie reports
Over 700 practitioners logged on to opticianonline.net to take part in our annual salary survey, revealing not only levels of pay but also patterns of working, preference for benefits, reasons for changing jobs, desired locations and how long it took to find them. Emma White reports
Franchise and independent practices continue to offer the highest salaries with dispensing opticians at multiples earning on average half as much as those working at franchise practices, according to latest statistics.
Edinburgh | Competitive
Bedford | Competitive
Wells | Competitive
Milton Keynes | Competitive
