Andrew McClean
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An optometrist saved my life
“When dad went for his appointment at the hospital, they investigated and found papilledema”
The Outside Clinic optometrist, Jaclyn Fortune, and her patient’s daughter, Christine Lees, talk about the referral process after identifying bleeding at the back of both eyes
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The College of Optometrists surveyed 2000 people to find out about their hygiene habits when using contact lens and eye drops
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Dispensing optician and vice president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Jo Holmes (pictured), shares her top tips for fitting children’s frames
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An optometrist saved my life
“I had fluid in my left eye and that several blood vessels had been ruptured”
Optometrist at AJ Spurrett Opticians in Blackburn, Nazmeen Ahmed, and her patient, Zamil Munshi, share how Mr Munshi’s first sight test led to a diagnosis of high blood pressure
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Fitting contact lenses for older children and teenagers can have a positive emotional impact, improving self-perception and confidence, even in those who are typically happy to wear glasses, optometrist and Cardiff University lecturer, Dr Katharine Evans explains
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CooperVision research also reveals self-created gaps when compared to patients’ needs
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An optometrist saved my life
"This experience has saved my life and given me and my family a future together"
Optometrist at Waterloo Eye Centre, Cortney Melia, and her 22-year-old patient Josh Lovett, discuss how being convinced to have a sight test led to the detection of a sight threatening tumour
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Optometrist, professional affairs consultant at Johnson & Johnson Vision and the AOP Awards Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year 2018, Faye McDearmid, speaks to OT about addressing contact lens drop out and keeping patients with presbyopia happy
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Clinical associate professor at the University of California, Dr Kathy Dumbleton, explores research findings comparing daily disposable hydrogel and silicone hydrogel materials
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80% of contact lens wearers said that their lives had been changed through contact lenses in a new report