Practitioner stories

AOP Awards Dispensing Optician of the Year, Sue Edwards, on how the simple-to-use IMP4 enables the focus to remain on the patient, allowing for increased interaction

Clinical lead optometrist at Bayfields Opticians, Diba Choudhury, and her patient, Jacqueline Daccus, discuss the referral that led to treatment for suspected AMD

Optometrist at Edgbaston Eye Clinic, Don Williams, and his patient, Julian Richards, discuss a referral for a retinal detachment

Specsavers optometrist, Alison Dunne, and her patient, Peter Hoey, speak about the referral that led to a blood transfusion

Specsavers optometrist, Pratish Bhundia, and grandmother of eight-year-old Kian Priest, Cherryle Levett, discuss a referral that led to brain surgery

Optometrist and professional affairs consultant for Johnson & Johnson, Simon Donne, and his patient, Michael Stevens, discuss why multifocal contact lenses were best suited to Mr Stevens’ lifestyle

Michael O’Kane has hosted an event to help raise awareness of vision and hearing loss services that are available

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

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

Fitting contact lenses for older children and teenagers can have a positive emotional impact, improving self-perception and confidence, even in those who are typically happy to wear glasses, optometrist and Cardiff University lecturer, Dr Katharine Evans explains