Practitioner stories

From Truffles the cat in Pennsylvania to Mayce the border collie in Chesterfield, OT  explores what animal companions bring to optical practice

Optometrist Robert Longhurst on setting up a free patient support line to relieve hospital eye departments during the pandemic

Scott Brown, clinical director and partner at Scotlens, on the importance of his topographer for practice finance and early diagnosis

Alan Hawrami on acute eye care, completing a master’s, and unwinding with Call of Duty

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

Author and cultural commentator, Travis Elborough, on his new history of spectacles, Through the Looking Glasses

Locum optometrist, Yee Ting Liu, talks to OT  about the benefits of being her own boss and how a patient who returned to say thank you reminded her why she is an optometrist

Patient, Lyn Inman, and optometrist, Pritpal Summan, from Hakim Group practice, Brosgill Opticians in Leeds, on symptoms that uncovered signs of a stroke

Described as “a well-loved gentleman,” the co-founder of Haine & Smith has died following a short illness

Colleagues have described the “warmth and wisdom” of the head of optometry for Bristol Eye Hospital following his death in August