Practitioner stories

Practice owner and head optometrist at Taank Optometrists, Anjana Taank, on why her larger than life Humphrey visual field analyser will always hold a special place in her heart

Optometrist and independent practice owner, Amanda Bahadur, discusses the benefits of having an Optomap in practice

Optometrist, Martin Smith, and his patient, Alan Scott, share how a routine sight test led to the diagnosis of lymphoma

Optometrist Kartik Bharadi discusses the benefits of his little clinician’s notebook

Optometrist at Leightons Opticians in St Albans, Indie Grewal, and 50-year-old school teacher, Carol Girdlestone, tell OT  about their experience treating presbyopia with multifocal contact lenses

Optometrist director at Specsavers Brownhills, Justine Page, and her patient, Margaret O’Reilly, tell OT  about making a life-saving referral

Optometrist at Black & Lizars in Giffnock, Graham Freeman (pictured), shares why CooperVision's new MiSight lens has been game-changing in practice

AOP Awards Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year 2018, Faye McDearmid, and her patient, Lucienne McDonald, tell OT  about an emergency referral that lead to prompt treatment

Newly-qualified optometrist, Hassnain Safdar, on the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and the benefits it brings him as a practitioner

Ali Yasen, an optometry undergraduate and AOP student Councillor, shares why the eye clinic at City, University of London is so important for his learning