Business management

Alison Harwood, co-owner of Optika Opticians in Weston-super-Mare, on creating a COVID-safe environment that works for staff as well as patients

Optometrist Faye McDearmid on finding a balance between traditional and digital modes of communication during a pandemic

Every issue, OT  poses a scenario from a practitioner. Here, we look at providing domiciliary care to patients who have continued to shield

Mohamed Ayyaz Kasmani of Feltham Eyecare on relaying post-lockdown safety messages through animated video

Dan Varcoe, owner of Varcoe Eyecare in St Austell, on how he’s prioritising patient care as his practice fully reopens

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

Kathleen McQuade, of Aberfeldy Opticians in Perthshire, on how she’s planning to juggle running her practice with first-time motherhood

Ian Cameron, of Edinburgh’s Cameron Optometry, on why practices need to embrace remote consultations or risk being left behind

OT  poses a monthly scenario from a practitioner. This month, we look at introducing myopia management into practice

Owner of Jones and Co. Styling Opticians, Conor Heaney, shares insight into how his practice is operating in the coronavirus pandemic and how his peers should use this time as an opportunity to grow