Practitioner stories

The value of an eye care workforce is evident in the European Council of Optometry and Optics’ Blue Book 2020, optometrist, Dr Cindy Tromans, tells OT  – but is the profession empowered to play its full role as a primary eye care giver?

Optometrists from across the UK and Ireland reflect on their successes at the close of a year filled with challenges

Optometrist and practice owner, Satvinder Shoker, and 23-year-old patient Amandeep Bains, discuss an emergency appointment that led to a life-changing diagnosis

Patient, Suzanne Delve, and optometrist, Sohail Hakim, from Hakim Group practice Alan Miller Optometrists Irlam, on discovering a life-threatening condition from a case of blurry vision

It is easy to be despondent, but a positive new world is in our grasp – optometry simply needs to break out and find a new vision, optometrist Richard Edwards tells OT 

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

Independent prescribing optometrist, Dr John Gurney, and patient Tom Watters discuss the diagnosis and treatment of a retinal detachment

Optometrist Faheem Sarfraz, from Paul Cheetham Eyecare, and patient Syed Shah discuss a treatment for uveitis during lockdown

Clinician-scientist and business director, Dr Sunni Patel, tells OT  about bringing his passion project, Dish Dash Deets, to life

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