Practitioner stories

Optometrist Farah Hasham on teaching children about eye care through a pirate-themed children’s book

Author Ben Shaberman talks to OT  about how families affected by blindness helped to inspire his new novel, Retina Boy

Professor Arnold Wilkins highlights how fluorescent lighting could be causing eye-strain and headaches in schools and offices

Newly-qualified optometrist and AOP Council member, Josie Evans, discusses the importance of dual monitors during eye exams with young patients

Locum optometrist at Specsavers, Zeeshan Khalid (pictured), and mother of 10-year-old patient Eve (pictured), Penny Wilson, discuss a referral that led to the identification of a brain tumour

While the barriers to change in primary and secondary care can appear insurmountable, Julie Dowdney sets out a vision where local NHS teams, orthoptists, optometrists and ophthalmologists collaborate and learn together

Optometrist and independent practice owner of Edwards & Walker Opticians, Pretty Basra, talks to OT  about her interest in children’s vision, her PhD and balancing work, study and family life

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

Behavioural optometrist, Bhavin Shah, tells OT  about managing eight-year-old Rian’s myopia with contact lenses, and how he helped dad, Hiten Shah, overcome his concerns

Work to improve the eye care of children with Down’s syndrome has been recognised with the Queen’s Anniversary Prize