Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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In her latest update for OT , optometrist Faye McDearmid, of Campbell & McDearmid Optometrists in Redcar, reveals what she has learned while fitting contact lenses during lockdown
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Emma Bolger, specialist optometrist at University Hospitals Birmingham, on why this stalwart piece of tech is still her most invaluable diagnostic tool
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The “dedicated” and “immeasurably kind” practice owner, dispensing optician and contact lens optician has died at the age of 63
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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
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Remembered as “one of UK optometry’s unsung heroes,” Andrew Field died on 30 December 2020 at the age of 81
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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
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Locum dispensing optician, Sarita Harrar, on the dog walking business she started during lockdown, Up Pup and Away
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Patient Dean Wright, from Cardiff, and optometrist at Specsavers Queen Street, Tahira Rahman, on a sight test that led to detecting a tumour
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The Edinburgh optometrist who “shone a light on the path for others to follow” died in December at the age of 84
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For many optometrists, remaining open during the new lockdown brings with it a range of complex and conflicting emotions. OT considers practitioners’ key concerns