Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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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 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
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Optometrist and AOP interim clinical adviser, Roshni Kanabar, on helping people to preserve special memories through her bespoke scrapbooks
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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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Tony Bancewicz, practice owner at Stirling Optical, explains how the Vision-R800 has helped him meet social distancing requirements and make the practice safe for his staff and customers
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Susan Bowers, optometrist and AOP councillor, tells OT why supporting a pre-reg is so important for her practice
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Dr Daniel Epshtein on cringe-worthy career moments, the importance of his OCT, and NYC dining
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Jesse Dufton on climbing the Old Man of Hoy, the hidden significance of lichen and inspiring the next generation
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Practice owner, Simon Berry, and Neatebox founder and CEO, Gavin Neate, discuss the introduction of a new accessible solution to support visitors with disabilities
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Optometrist and director at Specsavers Opticians Leigh, Rumit Patel, and Kelly Morris, mum to eight-year-old Hollie Creighton (pictured), discuss how an emergency appointment for a suspected lazy eye led to the detection of end-stage papilloedema