Mastering Dispensing Competencies: A Guide for Pre-Reg Optometrists
September 24, 2025
Dispensing can feel overwhelming during your pre-reg journey, especially when examiners start asking about calculations, frame choices and lens designs. But the good news is, you don’t need to know everything in depth — just a strong grasp of the fundamentals.
OSCE Survival Guide: My Top Tips as a Newly Qualified Optometrist
September 18, 2025
Aneesa recorded a great webinar all about the OSCE exam for us and we have transcribed it into a blog for you to read in your own time.
Preparing for Your OSCE: A Practical Guide for Pre-registration Optometrists
September 18, 2025
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is one of the most challenging—and important—milestones in your pre-registration journey. With multiple stations to work through, limited time at each, and a wide range of skills under assessment, it can feel daunting. But with structured preparation and the right mindset, you can approach the OSCE with confidence.
Preparing for Your OSCE: History, Symptoms, and Clinical Skills with Optom Survival
September 18, 2025
If you’re a pre-reg optometrist preparing for your OSCE, understanding how to approach history-taking, symptom assessment, and clinical stations is essential. Optom Survival recorded a webinar for pre-reg students with the key strategies to help you succeed in the OSCE. and we have created the below blog from the webinar to give you handy access to the content.
Seeing Red: A Practical Guide to Red Eye for Optometrists in Pre-Reg Preparation
September 17, 2025
Red eye is one of the most common presentations in optometry practice — but behind the redness could be anything from mild irritation to a more serious condition. For anyone working through their pre-reg preparation, understanding how to assess, diagnose, and manage red-eye cases is essential both for clinical practice and for OSCE exams.