Secret life

Optometrist and founder of the Prison Opticians Trust, Tanjit Dosanjh, OBE, on how his dad’s experience in prison inspired him to give former inmates a second chance

London designer and entrepreneur, Yair Neuman, on a collaboration with Cubitts that saw spectacle lenses transformed into works of art

Locum dispensing optician, Sarita Harrar, on the dog walking business she started during lockdown, Up Pup and Away

Optometrist and AOP interim clinical adviser, Roshni Kanabar, on helping people to preserve special memories through her bespoke scrapbooks

Optometrist Pretty Basra on how a fledgling sweet business gave her back a sense of purpose during lockdown

While trial lenses are functional objects for optometrists, they are a tiny canvas for artist and treasure hunter, Andy Poplar