Practitioner stories
Optometrists, dispensing opticians and eye care professionals from across optics share their stories
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Optometrist Sheena Tanna-Shah has established a support network to help practitioners through the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19
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A video tribute has showcased the work of independent optical professionals throughout the pandemic, from sight-saving care to doorstep spectacle repairs
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Ian Morris tells OT how COVID-19 has affected an optical practice that is 100 miles away from the nearest ophthalmology department
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Clinician-scientist and business director, Dr Sunni Patel, tells OT about bringing his passion project, Dish Dash Deets, to life
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Optometrist Leigh Plowman on keeping connected during lockdown and providing eye care to the town of Colac (population: 13,000)
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Urquhart Opticians clinical director, Alistair Duff, tells OT how innocuous to-do lists have resulted in an increase in ocular injuries during lockdown
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A practice owner, locum optometrist and franchise partner tackle the challenges facing optometry’s locum workforce
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The most difficult part of COVID-19 for independent prescribing optometrist Susan Bowers was not being able to visit her mother in her final days
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OT explores how the pandemic has affected the locum workforce
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Optometrist and practice owner, Simon Rose, shares some of the ways he has adapted through COVID-19 and how technology can help in providing eye care