Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Dr Nery Garcia-Porta on supportive colleagues at ARU, the impact of lockdown, and relaxing with her cat
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Optometrist, Martin Skehan, talks with OT about his aim to row more than 3000 miles across the Atlantic
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Optometrist at Hassocks Eyecare Centre, which is part of the Hakim Group, Vicki Macken, shares how the pandemic made her realise the importance of her team of dispensing opticians
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Beheshta Hamid discusses becoming a locum as a newly-qualified optometrist and the benefits she gets from increased testing times
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Described as “totally dedicated to the profession,” the optical technician and practice director with a near 70-year career in optics has died at the age of 83
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York optometrist, Leanne Ellison, and patient, Kath Brookes, discuss the unusual symptoms that led to a fast referral
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The world of domiciliary optometry can be mysterious – and misunderstood – but infinitely rewarding, explains optometrist Simon Raw
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Optometrist and practice owner, Ameerah Riaz Ahmed, shares how her family have been the driving force and motivation behind her career aspirations
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Why optometry and ophthalmology have to work together, and be prepared to learn and feed back, Melanie Hingorani tells OT
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With the fourth stage of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown delayed, OT spoke with optometry professionals about what practice looks like currently, and some of the challenges ahead