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You had me at hospital

“You have to look at the whole picture”

Specialist optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Rupa Patel, tells OT how a contact lens clinic appointment led to the diagnosis of a pituitary tumour in a young patient

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Practitioner stories

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UK “woefully ill-prepared" for pandemic and its effect on blind and partially sighted people, RNIB says

Health services

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Examining link between digital device use and dry eye disease in children

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“How do you know you are making progress?”

5 min read

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Inside Blackfin: “We want to be directly connected to titanium”

6 min read

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Scope names 2024 IP Bursary Award winners

Career development

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OCT survey launches in Scotland

Optical organisations

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The Imran Hakim episode

In the eleventh episode of The OT Podcast, we speak to CEO of Hakim Group, Imran Hakim

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Active CPD exams

2 pointsOnline exclusive

Surgical solutions for presbyopia

Author: Allon Barsam

CPD ref no: C- 108905

Exam type: Video

Interactive:

Practitioner types: O, DO

1 pointOnline exclusive

Diagnostic techniques for dry eye and ocular surface disease

Author: Dr Martin Smith BSc, DOptom, DipTp (IP), Higher Cert Glauc, MCOptom

CPD ref no: C-107888

Exam type: Clinical interpretation

Practitioner types: O, SO, CLO

1 pointOnline exclusive

Anterior segment stories

Author: Konstantinos Katsoulos BSc, MCOptom, Prof Cert Glauc, Prof Cert Med Ret, FSLS, FBCLA, FEAOO, FAAO

CPD ref no: C-107958

Exam type: Clinical interpretation

Practitioner types: O

Optometry jobs

Optometrist | Optical Express

Location:

Liverpool

Closing:

31 July 2024

Dispensing Optician | Argus Optical

Location:

Hamilton

Closing:

09 August 2024

Optometrist | Argus Optical

Location:

Hamilton

Closing:

09 August 2024

Optometrist and Dispensing Optician volunteers | Vision Care For Homeless People

Location:

London

Closing:

16 August 2024

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