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Digital artworks by 15-year-old Ava Joliffe are raising funds during Deafblind Awareness Week

Stephanie Lipsey-Liu’s book, We love our glasses, is free in ebook form for five days

A trio of ECPs came together to discuss how private providers can support the NHS in the delivery of cataract surgery

Trevor Bibic, learning and development consultant, explains how setting goals and ultimately achieving them can be a manageable task

OT  reports from a day of education dedicated to myopia

Amy Thompson, optometrist and secretary of Cheshire LOC, and Jill Umpleby, dispensing optician and the LOC CPD officer, explain their involvement in an atrial fibrillation stroke prevention pilot that has been running in East Cheshire since November 2020

Locums share their top tips for helping to balance the books – from negotiating a fair rate of pay to budgeting basics

At 100% Optical OT  chatted to Specsavers Home Visits JVP, Zetun Arif, about her love of domiciliary optometry and why others should consider this growing part of the profession

Kirsty, a Peer Support Line volunteer since the line launched in 2017, tells OT  about how the pandemic helped open up conversations around mental health

Sumita Mistry has been working as a locum for seven years, interspersed with being a resident optometrist. Here, she tells OT  about the value of her optical relationships