Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Pre-reg optometrist, Hafsah Raja, shares with OT the value of friendship, collaboration and support in fellow optometrist and friend, Brooke Hutchins
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Patient Robert Adams, 75, and optometrist, Iain Milne, from Ellerker Opticians, a Hakim Group practice in Shrewsbury, on identifying signs of a stroke
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Optometrist and OT multimedia clinical editor, Ceri Smith-Jaynes, on how her practice uses a rapid antigen test to help keep staff and patients safe
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Optometry student, Georgia Richardson, shares with OT what inspired her to enter into optics and the people that encouraged and supported her along the way
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Patient Dean Wright, from Cardiff, and optometrist at Specsavers Queen Street, Tahira Rahman, on a sight test that led to detecting a tumour
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Optometrist and practice owner, Satvinder Shoker, and 23-year-old patient Amandeep Bains, discuss an emergency appointment that led to a life-changing diagnosis
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Newbury optometrist, Dr Valarie Jerome, speaks with OT about the viral response to a Tweet after turning away a patient without a face mask
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Patient, Suzanne Delve, and optometrist, Sohail Hakim, from Hakim Group practice Alan Miller Optometrists Irlam, on discovering a life-threatening condition from a case of blurry vision
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Northamptonshire optometrist, Sheena Tanna-Shah, launched Perfectly Imperfect Mum at the end of September
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Optometrist and director at Specsavers Opticians Leigh, Rumit Patel, and Kelly Morris, mum to eight-year-old Hollie Creighton (pictured), discuss how an emergency appointment for a suspected lazy eye led to the detection of end-stage papilloedema