Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT about her most memorable cases
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Ian Cameron, owner of Edinburgh’s Cameron Optometry, on his biggest challenges as an independent prescriber and how the qualification drives the profession forward
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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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Optometrist Robert Longhurst on setting up a free patient support line to relieve hospital eye departments during the pandemic
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Amit Sharma, optometrist and director at Hakim Group's Pinder & Moore Opticians, in Kingswinford, and lecturers at Ulster University, Dr Julie McClelland and Patrick Richardson, discuss a special cohort of IP training
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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