Practitioner stories

Music runs in the family for West Yorkshire optometrist David Armitage

Dr Irene Siso-Fuertes joins Optegra Eye Sciences as a research associate

Contact lens optician at BBR Optometry, Nick Black, shares how his flipper adds efficiency and satisfaction for his contact lens and low vision patients

Optometrist Helen Court speaks to OT  about her professional passions and her career path

The opticians has awarded this year’s Sasha Georgevic Award to Pat Bulger

British artist and sculptor, Ben Taylor, was only the thirtieth patient to present at a specialist London hospital with a rare parasitic infection. He shares his experience with OT 

Specsavers optometrist, Pratish Bhundia, and grandmother of eight-year-old Kian Priest, Cherryle Levett, discuss a referral that led to brain surgery

Bradford College lecturer, dispensing optician and amateur magician, Mark Hickton, tells OT  about bringing a sense of amazement back into people’s lives

Photographer Giles Duley lost three limbs after stepping on a landmine in Afghanistan. He shared his story of finding hope in the bleakest places at NOC

As a newly-qualified optometrist, Natasha Richards, does not underestimate the support she receives from her peers