Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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As we look back on 2021 and prepare for a new year, OT rounds up top research stories and High Street trends from the past 12 months, along with reflections from optometrists and the AOP
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Yuan Gao, an international student from northern China, was unable to find a pre-reg placement by the time he graduated in 2020. Here he explains how he’s used the past year to his advantage
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NHS Education for Scotland tells OT how its Peer Assisted Learning network informed the launch of Optometry Practice Assisted Learning
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Optometrist Robert Longhurst on setting up a free patient support line to relieve hospital eye departments during the pandemic
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Alan Hawrami on acute eye care, completing a master’s, and unwinding with Call of Duty
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Colleagues have described the “warmth and wisdom” of the head of optometry for Bristol Eye Hospital following his death in August
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Dr Michael Crossland on low vision, hospital IT systems, and Test Match Special
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Moorfields Eye Hospital has published a photo gallery of more than 130 staff who worked during the pandemic
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Hospital optometrist, Amy Unwin, shares how a piece of equipment that she first encountered at university has become her unlikely go-to for fundus examinations in the hospital setting
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Dr Christine Astin, hospital optometrist, educator and Lifetime Fellow of IACLE, on her international career and the joy of being professionally recognised