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The non EU/EEA route to registration as a dispensing optician
This route is for people who gained their qualifications outside the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). To qualify as a dispensing optician via this route you must:
1. Contact The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) for information about entering the Professional Qualifying Exam.
2. Pass ABDO’s Professional Qualifying Exam.
3. Register with the GOC.