Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist and director at Specsavers Opticians Leigh, Rumit Patel, and Kelly Morris, mum to eight-year-old Hollie Creighton (pictured), discuss how an emergency appointment for a suspected lazy eye led to the detection of end-stage papilloedema
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Independent prescribing optometrist, Dr John Gurney, and patient Tom Watters discuss the diagnosis and treatment of a retinal detachment
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Optometrist Faheem Sarfraz, from Paul Cheetham Eyecare, and patient Syed Shah discuss a treatment for uveitis during lockdown
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Clinician-scientist and business director, Dr Sunni Patel, tells OT about bringing his passion project, Dish Dash Deets, to life
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Optometrist at Clearview Opticians in Lincoln, James Bramley, and patient Derek East discuss how a cataract treatment follow-up earlier this year led to the discovery of a pituitary tumour
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Optometrist at the Lancashire-based Broadhurst Optometrists, Jennifer Smith, and her patient June Williams, discuss how a routine check-up unveiled a choroidal melanoma
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Optometrist and partner at Pinder & Moore Opticians, Amit Sharma, shares the benefits that BlephEx has brought him in the practice
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Lead optometrist at Banks Optometrists, Uma Patel, and patient Carol Barnet tell OT about a life-saving referral
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Professor Arnold Wilkins highlights how fluorescent lighting could be causing eye-strain and headaches in schools and offices
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