Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Diana Ukaegbu on travelling more, donating to charity, and Wimbledon
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Lead optometrist at Banks Optometrists, Uma Patel, and patient Carol Barnet tell OT about a life-saving referral
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Professor Arnold Wilkins highlights how fluorescent lighting could be causing eye-strain and headaches in schools and offices
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What was it like to work as an optometrist in the 70s, 80s and 90s? Three optometrists share their memories with OT
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Specialist optometrist, Elizabeth Kime, advocates a funded referral refinement scheme for all non-urgent referrals to ophthalmology, saving NHS resources
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UltraVision project engineer, Nick Stonehouse (pictured), on paying tribute to the memory of his daughter and organ donor through discus
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Sabeena Kaushali Weyhenage (pictured) was practising medicine when she lost her sight over the course of a year. She tells OT about her new role as an eye clinic liaison officer at the Royal Eye Unit at Kingston Hospital
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Owner and optometrist at Seen Opticians, Tareq Moustafa (pictured), tells OT that there isn’t just one pair of right frames
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Locum optometrist, Gautam Passi, discusses building a rapport with the practice team and how being organised is of upmost importance