Practitioner stories

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

Author and cultural commentator, Travis Elborough, on his new history of spectacles, Through the Looking Glasses

Three researchers from the Centre for Eye Research Ireland discuss their involvement in turning research on smartphone use and myopia into an article for children

Professor Kathryn Saunders and Dr Sara McCullough of Ulster University discuss a longitudinal study into the prevalence and risk factors of myopia in children in the UK

Australian optometry duo, Drs Paul and Kate Gifford, have created a unique T-shirt club among clinicians and researchers combatting myopia. OT  speaks to its members

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

A PhD student has been appointed to develop contact lens designs that could be manufactured by No7

OT  speaks to full-time PhD student, Katherine Franklin, about her experience working in the field of myopia research

Behavioural optometrist, Bhavin Shah, tells OT  about managing eight-year-old Rian’s myopia with contact lenses, and how he helped dad, Hiten Shah, overcome his concerns

Optometrist and president of Optometry Australia, Kate Gifford, on her experience of the profession