Practitioner stories

The Macular Society has announced Denise Voon as Optometrist of the Year in its Awards for Excellence

The 47-year-old Buckinghamshire event manager spent months in a darkened room after a speck of mud flew into her eye while gardening

The 65-year-old Shropshire resident wants more people to be aware of the dangers of exposing contact lenses to water after his experience

“When I removed the patch and looked at the eye in the mirror, my heart sank. I felt like something from the exorcist was looking back at me”

Video tributes from Kuwait to Sri Lanka were played at a service remembering the late ophthalmologist and bestselling author

Dr Heidi Edmundson introduced 10-minute game sessions to the emergency department at Whittington hospital. She tells OT  about the importance of prioritising wellness in a fast-paced profession

As the head of optometry at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Dan Ehrlich, retires, he shares insight into his career with OT 

Service manager of ophthalmic imaging at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Pete Toomey, discusses how he could not do without his OCT

Matthew Carter works for Moorfields Eye Hospital on a part-time basis within the external disease clinic and contact lens service. His contact lens role involves supervision and training of colleagues in specialist contact lenses. He is also a director of the Linklater Warren group of independent practices in the South East

OT  talks with five optometrists under 30 to find out their hopes and predictions for the future of optometry