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Practice owner Peter Frampton was in the first class of optometrists to qualify in independent prescribing, in 2009. More than a decade on, he explains how having a fully IP staff has huge benefits for the contact lens side of his business

“For many Angela would become one of the most important and influential characters in their professional life”

Hospital optometrist, Amy Unwin, shares how a piece of equipment that she first encountered at university has become her unlikely go-to for fundus examinations in the hospital setting

Dr Nery Garcia-Porta on supportive colleagues at ARU, the impact of lockdown, and relaxing with her cat

Optometrist, Martin Skehan, talks with OT  about his aim to row more than 3000 miles across the Atlantic

Optometrist at Hassocks Eyecare Centre, which is part of the Hakim Group, Vicki Macken, shares how the pandemic made her realise the importance of her team of dispensing opticians

Beheshta Hamid discusses becoming a locum as a newly-qualified optometrist and the benefits she gets from increased testing times

Described as “totally dedicated to the profession,” the optical technician and practice director with a near 70-year career in optics has died at the age of 83

York optometrist, Leanne Ellison, and patient, Kath Brookes, discuss the unusual symptoms that led to a fast referral

The world of domiciliary optometry can be mysterious – and misunderstood – but infinitely rewarding, explains optometrist Simon Raw