Practitioner stories

Black & Lizars optometrist, Eilidh Thomson, on a chance meeting that changed the course of her career

Trevor Warburton has been named the recipient of the AOP Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

SpaMedica’s director of optometry, Christine Purslow, on her unexpected secret ambition and why she’ll always encourage optometrists to do that PhD

Teesside optometrist, Sam Phillips, explains why preparation is key when starting at new practices as a locum

Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT  about her most memorable cases

OutsideClinic optometrists Jennie Atyeo and Shane O’Rawe discuss their motivations for switching to the domiciliary sector from the High Street

Preeti Singla on carving out a ‘portfolio career,’ maintaining a work-life balance and going beyond her comfort zone

The face of domiciliary optometry has changed over the past two years – but what changes are here to stay, and how has the sector changed for the long-term? OT  investigated

London optometrist, Priya Morjaria, on triaging as a locum and finding a community during the pandemic

Nick Rumney, of Hakim Group practice BBR Optometry, on why the humble keratometer still proves a vital tool in his arsenal