Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist, Jason Higginbotham, has established a public-facing website and launched a petition for myopia management to be funded by the NHS
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At 100% Optical OT chatted to Specsavers Home Visits JVP, Zetun Arif, about her love of domiciliary optometry and why others should consider this growing part of the profession
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Malcolm Carroll and his optometrist, Craig Walker, on a routine eye examination that uncovered visual field loss and raised concerns
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Sumita Mistry has been working as a locum for seven years, interspersed with being a resident optometrist. Here, she tells OT about the value of her optical relationships
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With Dementia Action Week focusing on the difference between symptoms of dementia and ageing, domiciliary optometrists told OT about the importance of patient-centred care, and the difference an eye test can make
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Locum optometrist, Sarah Bentley, and Lancashire & South Cumbria Local Eye Health Network chair, Tom Mackley, discuss Blackpool Better Start
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Teesside optometrist, Sam Phillips, explains why preparation is key when starting at new practices as a locum
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OutsideClinic optometrists Jennie Atyeo and Shane O’Rawe discuss their motivations for switching to the domiciliary sector from the High Street
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The face of domiciliary optometry has changed over the past two years – but what changes are here to stay, and how has the sector changed for the long-term? OT investigated
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London optometrist, Priya Morjaria, on triaging as a locum and finding a community during the pandemic