Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist and wellbeing life coach, Sheena Tanna-Shah, talks to OT about how she first met fellow optometrist and husband, Piyus Tanna, and why he is her personal and professional inspiration
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Lisa Cowan and Dr Louise Madden, leads for NHS Education for Scotland’s Glaucoma Award Training (NESGAT), and IP optometrist and student, David Cummins, discuss the new pilot course, the impact of COVID-19, and extending the remit of optometrists
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When pre-registration optometrist, Victoria Begley, called her father after work for a chat, she was not expecting the call to lead to an urgent referral
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Optometrist and founder of the Prison Opticians Trust, Tanjit Dosanjh, OBE, on how his dad’s experience in prison inspired him to give former inmates a second chance
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Mitchel Reuben on providing a complete eye care service to a “part of the community that needs it the most”
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Optometrist and founder of Ocushield, Dhruvin Patel, discusses the importance of practice management software in allowing him to be efficient and effective when testing eyes
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Isle of Wight-based practice owner, Farzeen Khan, on the challenges she found whilst uncovering her love of optics in 1990s Nepal
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Blindingly Good Food blogger and champion cyclist, Lora Fachie, on living with sight loss, creativity in the kitchen and the sensory experience of cooking with spices
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What I have learned“We talk about preventative measures, which is key to protecting the eyes of the future”
A football club, a university and an optical supplier: OT speaks to the partners behind Villa Vision, a project to provide eye health education and vision screening for children in Birmingham
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16 ECPs tell OT what they think the next year will bring, from increased reliance on domiciliary care to long-term changes to sight testing