Practitioner stories

Gemma Hill plans to employ a graduate optometrist and add a second testing room

Amar Shah sat with fingers crossed poolside in Majorca as England cricketer Jack Leach gained a cult following wearing Ørgreen frames

Optometrist and independent practice owner of Edwards & Walker Opticians, Pretty Basra, talks to OT  about her interest in children’s vision, her PhD and balancing work, study and family life

Martin Memory’s piece is based on his practice’s styling consultation service

Meet dispensing optician and product owner at Eyoto, Jim Cox (pictured below), OT ’s latest CET author, who talks groundbreaking technology, the theatre and trips to Disneyland

Director and optometrist at Eyetech Opticians, Adrian Springett (pictured), and mother of nine-year-old Fletcher (pictured), Miranda Earley, discuss how a routine sight test led to the detection of a brain tumour

Optometrist and AOP Councillor Ed Bickerstaffe on a flash mob proposal, an unexpected plant bounty and boosting confidence through theatre

Australian furniture and lighting designer, Duncan Meerding (pictured), describes how his award-winning creations are informed by the way that he sees

Optometrist and AOP Awards Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year 2019, Bhavin Shah, discusses the importance of the internet to his business and his practice

Third-year optometry student, Corey Forbes, made more than 200 black arm bands in protest against the name change. He tells OT  his story