Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Practice owner Peter Frampton was in the first class of optometrists to qualify in independent prescribing, in 2009. More than a decade on, he explains how having a fully IP staff has huge benefits for the contact lens side of his business
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Beheshta Hamid discusses becoming a locum as a newly-qualified optometrist and the benefits she gets from increased testing times
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Isle of Wight-based practice owner, Farzeen Khan, on the challenges she found whilst uncovering her love of optics in 1990s Nepal
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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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Locum optometrist, Sammara Ahmed, on the instant variety that locuming provides her and realising she is valued during the pandemic
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Optometrist and director at the Hakim Group practice, Eyecare Excellence, Elysia Harvey, reflects on the pathology and protocol benefits that the Optomap brings to her business
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Anjana Taank, of Cambridge independent Taank Optometrists, on bouncing back from a fire and flood during the pandemic
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Remembered as “one of UK optometry’s unsung heroes,” Andrew Field died on 30 December 2020 at the age of 81
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The Edinburgh optometrist who “shone a light on the path for others to follow” died in December at the age of 84