Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Professor Kathryn Saunders and Dr Sara McCullough of Ulster University discuss a longitudinal study into the prevalence and risk factors of myopia in children in the UK
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Hospital optometrist, Amy Unwin, shares how a piece of equipment that she first encountered at university has become her unlikely go-to for fundus examinations in the hospital setting
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The new NHS England programme provides an eye care service in special schools
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A football club, a university and an optical supplier: OT speaks to the partners behind Villa Vision, a project to provide eye health education and vision screening for children in Birmingham
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Lincoln-based optometrist, Dr Martin Smith, on how his PASKAL 3D helps with social distancing refraction
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Tony Bancewicz, practice owner at Stirling Optical, explains how the Vision-R800 has helped him meet social distancing requirements and make the practice safe for his staff and customers
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Sachin Shah used his time on furlough to create an illustrated book that follows chimpanzees, Felix and Felicity, as they attend their first sight test
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Australian optometry duo, Drs Paul and Kate Gifford, have created a unique T-shirt club among clinicians and researchers combatting myopia. OT speaks to its members
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Research orthoptist Helen Kuht, and NIHR clinical lecturer Dr Mervyn Thomas discuss a project to bring the benefits of AI to paediatric ophthalmology
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Optometrist Farah Hasham on teaching children about eye care through a pirate-themed children’s book