@OptometryToday @OptometryToday
OT is a bi-monthly journal and website keeping optometry professionals and practice team members up to date on education, daily news and in-depth features optometry.co.uk London Joined June 2009-
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Five peer-reviewed studies shed promising light on micronutrient intervention in preventing and slowing the progression of diabetic eye conditions. Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/MmQu50X0IN7 #OT
"I think it’s really important to work slightly outside the box in terms of dealing with children," says Jamie. Jamie Wogin specialises in paediatric dispensing and here he shares 6 steps to building a practice to serve special needs children ➡️ ow.ly/OJgG50X3waZ
Specsavers has launched a new initiative, informed by @glaucoma_uk, to raise awareness of the importance of eye tests, particularly for people from African-Caribbean communities. Read more 👉 ow.ly/QB0B50X3vMp @SpecsaversLife #OT
Locum optometrist and PhD researcher, Caitlín Campbell, has reached the UK final of a competition where academics distill their research into a three-minute presentation. Read more about her research and the competition here: ow.ly/G6Lo50X36Zm #OT
We caught up with Bansri Shah, director @TheHakimGroup independent practice Eyelink Opticians, in the City of London. From morning debriefs to evenings with the grandchildren Bansri spoke to us about her typical day. Read 👉 ow.ly/TsST50X36Qp #OT
The vital role of community optometry in improving access to care was highlighted during a National Eye Health Week event at Stormont on Tuesday 23 September. Learn more here: ow.ly/yyEV50X36Vq #OT
A survey by the @GOC_UK has highlighted concerns around time and commercial pressures in practice, with the regulator planning to launch a thematic review on commercial practices and patient safety. Read more here: ow.ly/1ra550X36xG #OT
We'd like to congratulate the team @occuity on receiving the The Colin Campbell Mitchell Award from the Royal Academy of Engineering @RAEngNews for their work on a handheld non-contact optical pachymeter to support glaucoma diagnosis. Read more here: ow.ly/4j0P50X32GS
Did you know you can find all our webinar recordings, video skills guides, and archived CPD in our Education library? Our video production editor, Laurence Derbyshire, shares how you can get the most out of these educational resources ➡️ ow.ly/R1gL50X302o #OT #Optometry
The political party conference season kicked off with the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference. Our deputy editor, Lucy Miller, attended the conference to report on the health-focused conversations. Read Lucy’s eight insights from the conference 👉 ow.ly/LWxK50X32kX @LibDems
Five peer-reviewed studies shed promising light on micronutrient intervention in preventing and slowing the progression of diabetic eye conditions. Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/MmQu50X0IN7 #OT
Missed our Practice Team Day? In partnership with @The_AOP and the Vision team at Johnson & Johnson we hosted a day of online education dedicated to the practice team. Catch up and learn more ➡️ ow.ly/AYKW50X2Lcy
Last month optometrist and lecturer, Emma Dow, published an article in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics exploring the prevalence and cost of optical correction for myopia in Scotland. We spoke to Emma to find out more ➡️ ow.ly/XiBT50X2nmR @CaledonianNews #Optometry
The @RNIB celebrated the launch of an eye clinic liaison officer (ECLO) service at Lister Hospital. ECLO service manager, Georgia Scanlan, described the service as a “holistic needs, risk-based assessment.” Learn more here: ow.ly/8BP750X25A6 @enherts
Last chance to enter our instagram giveaway, closing today at 23:59. We're offering one optometry student or pre-reg the chance to WIN a £250 gift voucher for Bondeye Students AND a student testing room kit. Enter via instagram post 👉 ow.ly/ycPC50WVneB
News🚨: NI gets equal access to free sight tests through Universal Credit. The development follows legislative change that brings NI in line with other UK nations. Optometrist Sam Baird shared the news with us from Stormont. Read more 👉 ow.ly/KLnW50X1EIV @RNIB
This week is National Eye Health Week. According to analysis by Eye Health UK more than 1.6m new cases of sight-threatening eye disease are forecast over the next decade. Read more about the awareness week and how to get involved ➡️ ow.ly/lhX150X1qIa @myvisionmatters
Sarah Joyce, director of optometry at Specsavers, and Suzanne Wadsworth, director at BBR Optometry, @TheHakimGroup independent practice in Hereford, on learning how to lead, knowing your value, and the benefits of mentorship. Read 👉 ow.ly/rvOU50X13pU
The organisers of @100Optical want to hear your views on accessibility in eye care services to help them inform the design of the event in line with delegate experiences. The survey is open now and closes on September 28. Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/Okmb50X0Ttr

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