Practitioner stories

Howard Collins on working in academia, and the importance of maintaining a work/life balance during the pandemic

Flo Kemp, founder of Sunny Cords, on playing with styles and bringing back the spectacle chain

The value of an eye care workforce is evident in the European Council of Optometry and Optics’ Blue Book 2020, optometrist, Dr Cindy Tromans, tells OT  – but is the profession empowered to play its full role as a primary eye care giver?

Optometrists from across the UK and Ireland reflect on their successes at the close of a year filled with challenges

Husband and wife team of the newly-rebranded Baird Optometrists, Andrew and Fiona Baird, talk to OT  about pursuing their dream of opening their second practice

Lee Morris describes what becoming one of the first patients in the UK to receive NHS-funded Luxturna treatment has meant to him

Lecturer in Vision Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University and AOP councillor, Dr Eilidh Martin, speaks with OT  about people that have inspired her during her studies and career in optics

Optometrist and practice owner, Satvinder Shoker, and 23-year-old patient Amandeep Bains, discuss an emergency appointment that led to a life-changing diagnosis

Zeiss professional services manager, Sofia Fazal, and Learn by Design education delivery team manager, Stephen Frew, discuss a partnership to bring a hands-on STEM programme to schools in Birmingham

Jo Mackenzie on her career goals, umpiring, and putting off that PhD