Practitioner stories

For a fulfilling career, Diba Choudhury has not been afraid to face up to knowledge gaps – and go back to her university textbooks

Newly-qualified optometrist, Nikki Sharma, discusses the benefits of the volk lens in the testing room

While the barriers to change in primary and secondary care can appear insurmountable, Julie Dowdney sets out a vision where local NHS teams, orthoptists, optometrists and ophthalmologists collaborate and learn together

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 at Carolyn Parker Optometrists, which is part of the Hakim Group, Katie Devey, and her patient, Jo Stokes, discuss a last minute sight test before going on holiday

Optometrist Roshni Bhatt shares her experiences of providing eye care in Kenya

Behavioural optometrist and director at Central Vision Opticians, Bhavin Shah, and his patient, Vinod Mayer, discuss a sight-saving referral

Optometrists, sisters and founders of the Optom Academy, Shamina and Sana Asif, and sales director of Mark Allen Exhibitions, Wasim Hamid, discuss spotting a case of orbital cellulitis while at a conference

Optometrist at Classic Eyes, Craig Wilcox, and the owner of BiB Ophthalmic Instruments, Tim Baker, discuss an unplanned scan that led to a sight saving referral

Second year optometry undergraduate at City, University of London, Aaron Uraon, shares insight into a two-week work placement at an eye clinic in India