Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT about her most memorable cases
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Ian Cameron, owner of Edinburgh’s Cameron Optometry, on his biggest challenges as an independent prescriber and how the qualification drives the profession forward
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How virtual consultations have won the support of patients and allied healthcare professionals – and why the change in approach and extended scope of practice for optometry should stay post-pandemic
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Optometrist Shamina Asif traces the historical contribution of Muslim scientists to the field of optometry
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Experts from across the optometry spectrum discuss their experiences of the past 12 months, and what they think teleoptometry’s place will be in 2021 and beyond
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Locum optometrists share their go-to kit and wish list for the year ahead
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Professor Robert MacLaren on the exciting potential of CRISPR gene editing and patients seeing stars for the first-time following treatment
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A Leicester man thought the irritation in his eye might have been from where he rubbed it. But the slit lamp revealed a fly the size of a pinkie fingernail
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“When I removed the patch and looked at the eye in the mirror, my heart sank. I felt like something from the exorcist was looking back at me”
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Surrey teacher, Joe Pepper, talks with OT about receiving gene therapy for a rare inherited sight condition