Practitioner stories

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

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

Group of young visually impaired people are given the opportunity to fly

While some holidaymakers sunbathe or swim to relax, low vision specialist, Jane Macnaughton, spends her downtime creating fictional worlds

Southampton marathon runner and triathlete, Chris Goodwin, talks with OT  about personal bests, retinitis pigmentosa and why motivation has to come from within

Cheshire grandmother, Bernice Kyte, 67, shares her experience of being diagnosed with ocular melanoma

British artist and sculptor, Ben Taylor, was only the thirtieth patient to present at a specialist London hospital with a rare parasitic infection. He shares his experience with OT 

Surrey teacher, Joe Pepper, talks with OT  about receiving gene therapy for a rare inherited sight condition

OT  talks with entrepreneur Daniel Williams about his mission to ensure that those living with sight loss are offered appropriate support

Mary Pearson, tells OT  that just keeping her eyes open was a trial when her dry eye was at its worst