Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist and practice owner, Ameerah Riaz Ahmed, shares how her family have been the driving force and motivation behind her career aspirations
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West Yorkshire locum optometrist, Meena Pillay, on training as a yoga teacher during lockdown
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Experts share their tips on how to ensure that every patient who walks through the door of an optical practice feels welcome
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A Moorfields Eye Hospital nurse consultant and Blind Veterans UK residential care manager are among those acknowledged
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Brand manager for Alcon UK & Ireland, Eddie Pigott, and Eyekandy chief marketing officer, Garrett Albanese, on taking patient support to an augmented reality platform
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Lisa Cowan and Dr Louise Madden, leads for NHS Education for Scotland’s Glaucoma Award Training (NESGAT), and IP optometrist and student, David Cummins, discuss the new pilot course, the impact of COVID-19, and extending the remit of optometrists
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Optometrist and founder of the Prison Opticians Trust, Tanjit Dosanjh, OBE, on how his dad’s experience in prison inspired him to give former inmates a second chance
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London designer and entrepreneur, Yair Neuman, on a collaboration with Cubitts that saw spectacle lenses transformed into works of art
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Locum dispensing optician, Sarita Harrar, on the dog walking business she started during lockdown, Up Pup and Away
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Newbury optometrist, Dr Valarie Jerome, speaks with OT about the viral response to a Tweet after turning away a patient without a face mask