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A football club, a university and an optical supplier: OT  speaks to the partners behind Villa Vision, a project to provide eye health education and vision screening for children in Birmingham

16 ECPs tell OT  what they think the next year will bring, from increased reliance on domiciliary care to long-term changes to sight testing

Optometrist, Pretty Basra, talks to OT  about the life-changing impact her A-level chemistry tutor had on her career choices, helping her realise her potential and pursue a career in optometry.

Tributes have been paid to the “wit, humour and roof-raising talent” of an Edinburgh optometrist, who has died at the age of 60

Optometrist Shamina Asif traces the historical contribution of Muslim scientists to the field of optometry

Locum optometrist, Sammara Ahmed, on the instant variety that locuming provides her and realising she is valued during the pandemic

Optometry Wales chief executive, Sali Davis, and Angharad Bowie, optometrist at Haverfordwest Specsavers, give OT  an insight into optometry’s role in the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Wales

Optometrist and director at the Hakim Group practice, Eyecare Excellence, Elysia Harvey, reflects on the pathology and protocol benefits that the Optomap brings to her business

Specsavers Haverfordwest director, Andy Britton, on how an interest in clinical optometry has helped him achieve his goals

Optometrists share their reflections a year after the first UK lockdown on 23 March, 2020