Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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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
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Newly-qualified optometrist, Hassnain Safdar, on the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and the benefits it brings him as a practitioner
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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
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Optometrist and owner of Tompkins Knight and Son, Brian Tompkins, and his patient, Rosemary Harries, tell OT about how a routine eye examination allowed Rosemary to watch her grandchildren grow up
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New categories aim to recognise practitioners and practices in Manchester
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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
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AOP Awards Optometrist of the Year 2017, Prab Bopari, and her patient, Mary Barber, tell OT how swift action after a sight test helped prevent complications from diabetes
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Vision Express optometrist Ben Richardson and his patient Lucy Whittingham tell OT about the referral process after identifying papilloedema during a sight test
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Practice director and independent prescribing optometrist, Sarah Farrant, discusses why high dose Omega 3 is so important
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Wardale Williams and Observatory the Opticians optometrist, Will Norman, and his patient, Ralf McMurray, talk about the referral process after the diagnosis for a detached retina