Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Evgenia Konstantakopoulou on selective laser trabeculoplasty, clinical decision making and paying off mortgage
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Newly-qualified optometrist and AOP Council member, Josie Evans, discusses the importance of dual monitors during eye exams with young patients
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Optometrist at Albert Road Opticians, Deepak Oberai, and his patient, Donald Broughton, discuss a referral to have shrapnel removed from his eye
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Locum optometrist, Dr Valarie Simpson Jerome, on why she became a locum and what her daily routine involves
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Locum optometrist at Specsavers, Zeeshan Khalid (pictured), and mother of 10-year-old patient Eve (pictured), Penny Wilson, discuss a referral that led to the identification of a brain tumour
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Author James Laird tells OT about living with retinitis pigmentosa and writing to survive in China
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Third-year optometry student at the University of Plymouth and AOP Council member, Luke McRoy-Jones, discusses how the optometry team is invaluable for his studies
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City, University of London optometry undergraduates, Sadaf Khan and Iram Ahmed, share their experiences of a Vision Aid Overseas project in Africa after being awarded the 2019 Irvine Aitchison memorial bursary
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Optometrist Michael Johnson tells OT how running with his dog keeps him grounded outside of the testing room
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Meet Holly Brown, OT 's latest CET author, who discusses life as a PhD student – and managing a work/life balance with trips to the pub