Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist, Jason Higginbotham, has established a public-facing website and launched a petition for myopia management to be funded by the NHS
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Three practitioners, at different stages of their myopia journey, share their experiences of offering management options in practice
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Locum optometrist, Sarah Bentley, and Lancashire & South Cumbria Local Eye Health Network chair, Tom Mackley, discuss Blackpool Better Start
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Three researchers from the Centre for Eye Research Ireland discuss their involvement in turning research on smartphone use and myopia into an article for children
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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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What I have learned“We talk about preventative measures, which is key to protecting the eyes of the future”
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