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The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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Optometrist Rupesh Bagdai reflects on a service that provides eye care to the homeless, asylum seekers and other hard to reach groups
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Optometrists will be involved in a screening programme that aims to detect a major risk factor for ischaemic stroke
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The panel will reflect on universal entitlement to free eye care and the performance of community optometry before and after the pandemic
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Independent prescribing optometrist Don Williams explains how his unique business model is well-suited to adapting to the demands of the pandemic
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The Independent Prescribing Optometry Service has shown promising results after its introduction one day after lockdown
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OT investigates the impact of the pandemic on optometrists in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and asks how each nation is charting a path forward
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Zoe Richmond, interim clinical director of the Local Optical Committee Support Unit (LOCSU), tells OT about setting up the COVID-19 Urgent Eyecare Service.
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Lead optometrist at Banks Optometrists in Brixton, London, Uma Patel, tells OT about how providing minor eye conditions services has improved the practice’s relationship with other healthcare professionals
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Follow-up care can be delivered to patients closer to home by community optometrists, a new report states
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OT visited two practices in Wolverhampton to find out how MECS benefits patients and the reputation of optometry