Practitioner stories

Optometrist, Jason Higginbotham, has established a public-facing website and launched a petition for myopia management to be funded by the NHS

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

Malcolm Carroll and his optometrist, Craig Walker, on a routine eye examination that uncovered visual field loss and raised concerns

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

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

Locum optometrist, Sarah Bentley, and Lancashire & South Cumbria Local Eye Health Network chair, Tom Mackley, discuss Blackpool Better Start

Teesside optometrist, Sam Phillips, explains why preparation is key when starting at new practices as a locum

OutsideClinic optometrists Jennie Atyeo and Shane O’Rawe discuss their motivations for switching to the domiciliary sector from the High Street

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

London optometrist, Priya Morjaria, on triaging as a locum and finding a community during the pandemic