Listen to Sudha tell her optical career journey. Sudha started with the optical assistant course and is now studying to be a dispensing...

The Spectacle Makers’ Charity has launched its 2020 bursary scheme for first-year optical students. The scheme offers bursary awards of up to £1,000 for first year students registered on UK courses in dispensing, optometry and orthoptics, optical technician and assistant training...

Dr Robert Cubbidge will take over as principal of ABDO College from July 2021. Rob is currently a senior lecturer in Optometry at Aston University. He has held academic posts there since 1998 including programme directorships of the BSc and MOptom programmes. He has been visiting Associate...

ABDO College will require three new trustees during 2021. Trustees can serve for a maximum of eight years after which they have to stand down. During the course of 2021 three trustees will be retiring. Applications are therefore sought from ABDO members who have an interest in and a desire to...

ABDO College is supporting the development of dispensing across the world as it welcomes 9 students from South Africa onto the ophthalmic dispensing course. Optics in South Africa has been through a difficult time since a change in employment law. There is only one university in the country...

By Mark Nevey, FBDO The pressures of studying can be challenging at the best of times and working towards the DO diploma or degree is no different. When challenges present themselves in your personal life, it can make studying feel even harder. However, support is always at hand. I...

ABDO College is encouraging third year ophthalmic dispensing courses from all establishments to apply for the contact lens optician (CLO) course starting September 2020. Becoming a contact lens optician is the logical next step for many new dispensing opticians (DOs), and applying while still in...

The Low Vision Honours course at ABDO College has been updated for 2020, with an earlier start date. Optometrists and opticians wanting to develop their expertise in this field are encouraged to apply now.  ABDO College’s Low Vision Honours course gives eye care practitioners the chance to go...

Steve Hertz FBDO, Head of Operations at ABDO College says, “It has been really pleasing over recent months to see how many students are keen to develop further, either by starting a new course or continuing an existing programme. However, we know that everyone has been through a time of upheaval,...

At this difficult time, when the situation can change rapidly, the team at ABDO College has been planning ahead to ensure that student dispensing opticians can continue to study and get the valuable input they would normally have from tutors on block release, without uncertainty and risk. Steve...

ABDO College is introducing payment plans for course fees to make education and training even more accessible. Training at ABDO College has always allowed students to learn while they earn, making the chance to develop your career in optics widely accessible. Now, in recognition of the...

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