Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist and wellbeing life coach, Sheena Tanna-Shah, talks to OT about how she first met fellow optometrist and husband, Piyus Tanna, and why he is her personal and professional inspiration
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When pre-registration optometrist, Victoria Begley, called her father after work for a chat, she was not expecting the call to lead to an urgent referral
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16 ECPs tell OT what they think the next year will bring, from increased reliance on domiciliary care to long-term changes to sight testing
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Optometrist, Pretty Basra, talks to OT about the life-changing impact her A-level chemistry tutor had on her career choices, helping her realise her potential and pursue a career in optometry.
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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