On the ground

Optometrist Shiraz Megji on difficult conversations, adapting to a new world and the unexpected enjoyment of moonlighting as a delivery driver

Consultant ophthalmic surgeon Susan Sarangapani on starting a new job the week before lockdown and spotting eyelid cancer by video consultation

Low vision optometrist Stephanie Cairns on supporting those with sight loss during the pandemic

Optometrist Alex Howard on the value of CUES and an increase in ischaemic problems in young patients following COVID-19

Urquhart Opticians clinical director, Alistair Duff, tells OT  how innocuous to-do lists have resulted in an increase in ocular injuries during lockdown

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

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

Colin Pettinger on the value remote communities place on local businesses and thinking on his feet to treat a patient with marginal keratitis

Optometrists Dr Euan McGinty and Dr John Wilson on sleepless nights, the importance of networks, and preparing for a return to practice

Spanish optometrist Elena Garcia Rubio on the importance of adaptation in difficult circumstances and her vision for the future of practice