Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Poet Dave Steele tells OT how his poetry gives people words to describe living with sight loss when they can’t find their own
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Australian furniture and lighting designer, Duncan Meerding (pictured), describes how his award-winning creations are informed by the way that he sees
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Colour blind paint mixer, Ruksar Ajmal, tells OT how a paint recycling company gave him a second chance after time in prison
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The 47-year-old Buckinghamshire event manager spent months in a darkened room after a speck of mud flew into her eye while gardening
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“When I removed the patch and looked at the eye in the mirror, my heart sank. I felt like something from the exorcist was looking back at me”
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City, University of London’s Professor Christopher Tyler talks with OT about his research suggesting Leonardo da Vinci had an eye misalignment
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Kalli McAllister lost an eye to retinoblastoma as a baby. She tells OT about her daughter’s diagnosis and their support for research to improve treatment
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A girl facing sight loss counts the number of steps between her favourite tree and the moment she can see it. Author Paola Peretti tells OT why writing her first novel was a process of catharsis
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