Coronavirus
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A video tribute has showcased the work of independent optical professionals throughout the pandemic, from sight-saving care to doorstep spectacle repairs
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Ian Morris tells OT how COVID-19 has affected an optical practice that is 100 miles away from the nearest ophthalmology department
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Optometrist Leigh Plowman on keeping connected during lockdown and providing eye care to the town of Colac (population: 13,000)
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Dan Varcoe, owner of Varcoe Eyecare in St Austell, on how he’s prioritising patient care as his practice fully reopens
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Optometrist and OT clinical editor for multimedia, Ceri Smith-Jaynes, and East London practice owner, Simon Rose, discuss what independent practices need to do to secure their businesses over the next few months
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Kathleen McQuade, of Aberfeldy Opticians in Perthshire, on how she’s planning to juggle running her practice with first-time motherhood
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Urquhart Opticians clinical director, Alistair Duff, tells OT how innocuous to-do lists have resulted in an increase in ocular injuries during lockdown
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The most difficult part of COVID-19 for independent prescribing optometrist Susan Bowers was not being able to visit her mother in her final days
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Optometrist and practice owner, Simon Rose, shares some of the ways he has adapted through COVID-19 and how technology can help in providing eye care
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As English optometrists begin offering routine appointments, OT catches up with staff about the highs and lows of returning to a new normal