Practitioner stories

Optometry student, Georgia Richardson, shares with OT  what inspired her to enter into optics and the people that encouraged and supported her along the way

Remembered as “one of UK optometry’s unsung heroes,” Andrew Field died on 30 December 2020 at the age of 81

Founding member of the British and Irish Universities and Colleges Contact Lens Educators, Richard Pearson, and Claire McDonnell, communications officer for BUCCLE and lecturer at TU Dublin, discuss idea-sharing, changes in contact lens education and adjusting to COVID-19

Howard Collins on working in academia, and the importance of maintaining a work/life balance during the pandemic

A special event to celebrate the end of the academic year in 2020 was needed, but what to do and how during COVID-19? Student optometrist Caroline Mansfield explains all to OT 

Lecturer at City, University of London, Dr Rakhee Shah, second year student Sabrina Choudhury, and final-year student, Bilal Hassan, share how the university responded to the changes brought about by COVID-19

Research orthoptist Helen Kuht, and NIHR clinical lecturer Dr Mervyn Thomas discuss a project to bring the benefits of AI to paediatric ophthalmology

Optometry student at City, University of London, Saira Saleem, shares her experience of a two-week work placement at an eye clinic in India

Lecturer at Aston University, Dr Sam Strong, shares her experiences of moving to remote teaching during the coronavirus outbreak

First year optometry undergraduate and AOP student representative, Indy Ghuman, shares insights from his visit to 100% Optical 2020