Practitioner stories

Optometrists who graduated from the University of Bradford in the summer of 1983 are invited to attend a reunion event

Black & Lizars optometrist, Eilidh Thomson, on a chance meeting that changed the course of her career

SpaMedica’s director of optometry, Christine Purslow, on her unexpected secret ambition and why she’ll always encourage optometrists to do that PhD

Yuan Gao is a pre-reg optometrist at Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. OT  spoke to Gao about his university experience and how one lecturer helped him to succeed

Yuan Gao, an international student from northern China, was unable to find a pre-reg placement by the time he graduated in 2020. Here he explains how he’s used the past year to his advantage

The academic has been remembered as “one of the giants of 20th century optometry” following his death on 28 October

Qualified dispensing optician and optometry student, Zara Cowell, talks to OT  about how her optometry lecturer inspired and supported her throughout her optometry studies

Pre-registration optometrist, Aniqa Waqar, shares how a sixth form mentor, a university lecturer and an optometrist inspired and motivated her throughout her optometry studies

Dr Nery Garcia-Porta on supportive colleagues at ARU, the impact of lockdown, and relaxing with her cat

Contact lens educators from Colombia, China and the UK have been recognised