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The latest news, features and insight from across optics
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Susan Bowers, one of the first UK optometrists to become an independent prescriber, tells OT about her most memorable cases
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Ian Cameron, owner of Edinburgh’s Cameron Optometry, on his biggest challenges as an independent prescriber and how the qualification drives the profession forward
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Following the 2021 registrant survey, the regulator took a closer look into levels of job satisfaction and the groups most likely to make a change in their career in the coming years
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As we look back on 2021 and prepare for a new year, OT rounds up top research stories and High Street trends from the past 12 months, along with reflections from optometrists and the AOP
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Under the changes, trainees will no longer need to have been practising for two years before taking on the independent prescribing qualification
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A recording of a webinar event discussing the Optometry First model has been made available online
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Dr Mariane Melo, chief medical officer at Dem Dx, which is using AI to develop a clinical reasoning tool, tells OT about the benefits that technology can bring to triage
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Optometrist Robert Longhurst on setting up a free patient support line to relieve hospital eye departments during the pandemic
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Following GOC approval, registered independent prescribers will be able to sign off individual clinical practice placement sessions for IP trainees
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OT ’s clinical multimedia editor and IP optometrist, Ceri Smith-Jaynes, discusses her journey into optometry and why she decided to gain her IP qualification