Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Elizabeth Manuel speaks with OT about losing her sight at the age of 46 and a campaign to ensure priority shopping slots for the blind and visually impaired
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British sailor, Luke Patience, on winning an Olympic medal, spending lockdown on a tiny Scottish island, and learning to read the subtleties of the ocean
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Jesse Dufton on climbing the Old Man of Hoy, the hidden significance of lichen and inspiring the next generation
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Athlete and entrepreneur, Souleyman Bah, speaks to OT about embracing vision loss, inspiring others and running 100m in 11.5 seconds
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Former professional footballer Dave Thomas tells OT about how guide dog ownership transformed his life
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Comedian Georgie Morrell on why time spent gossiping in hospital waiting rooms prepared her for a career making people laugh on stage
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Author Ben Shaberman talks to OT about how families affected by blindness helped to inspire his new novel, Retina Boy
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Sabeena Kaushali Weyhenage (pictured) was practising medicine when she lost her sight over the course of a year. She tells OT about her new role as an eye clinic liaison officer at the Royal Eye Unit at Kingston Hospital
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Author James Laird tells OT about living with retinitis pigmentosa and writing to survive in China