Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Black & Lizars optometrist, Eilidh Thomson, on a chance meeting that changed the course of her career
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Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT about her most memorable cases
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Comedian Georgie Morrell on why time spent gossiping in hospital waiting rooms prepared her for a career making people laugh on stage
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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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Rosemary Shrager discusses her family history of glaucoma and why good vision is crucial to her role as a chef
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Optometrist, Dr Jennifer Craig, shares her experience of relocating from Scotland to New Zealand to work as a lecturer in ophthalmology
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Optometrist, Brigitte Toppin, shares her experience of swapping rain for sunshine after she moved to Barbados to practise optometry
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Professor David Henson on detecting and managing glaucoma with different devices
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Blind Veterans UK communications and engagement officer, Simon Brown, lost his sight