Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Black & Lizars optometrist, Eilidh Thomson, on a chance meeting that changed the course of her career
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Trevor Warburton has been named the recipient of the AOP Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
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Locum optometrist, Sarah Bentley, and Lancashire & South Cumbria Local Eye Health Network chair, Tom Mackley, discuss Blackpool Better Start
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SpaMedica’s director of optometry, Christine Purslow, on her unexpected secret ambition and why she’ll always encourage optometrists to do that PhD
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Teesside optometrist, Sam Phillips, explains why preparation is key when starting at new practices as a locum
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Ian Silverberg joined his father’s practice, established in 1957, at the age of 13. Now in his 60s, the practice director reflects on his time in optics
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OT shares the experiences of optometrists observing Ramadan – and offers tips on how other optical workers can support their colleagues
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Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT about her most memorable cases
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OutsideClinic optometrists Jennie Atyeo and Shane O’Rawe discuss their motivations for switching to the domiciliary sector from the High Street
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Preeti Singla on carving out a ‘portfolio career,’ maintaining a work-life balance and going beyond her comfort zone