Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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The founding president of the College of Optometrists has died aged 100
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The Scottish practitioner has been named in the Queen’s New Year Honours List
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Music runs in the family for West Yorkshire optometrist David Armitage
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Contact lens optician at BBR Optometry, Nick Black, shares how his flipper adds efficiency and satisfaction for his contact lens and low vision patients
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As a newly-qualified optometrist, Natasha Richards, does not underestimate the support she receives from her peers
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The Outside Clinic optometrist, Jaclyn Fortune, and her patient’s daughter, Christine Lees, talk about the referral process after identifying bleeding at the back of both eyes
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As a workforce, optometrists are more likely to be balancing work and childcare commitments than in the past. OT delves into the trend
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Independent practice owner and low vision-accredited optometrist, Andrew Hobby, explains how his low vision aid kit is a must have in practice and on home visits
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Optometrist at AJ Spurrett Opticians in Blackburn, Nazmeen Ahmed, and her patient, Zamil Munshi, share how Mr Munshi’s first sight test led to a diagnosis of high blood pressure
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Optometrist at Waterloo Eye Centre, Cortney Melia, and her 22-year-old patient Josh Lovett, discuss how being convinced to have a sight test led to the detection of a sight threatening tumour