2020: Year of the orthokeratologist
I have been offering ortho-k to patients for about a decade and I am still impressed by what this modality has to give.
Alex Petty7 min read
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I have been offering ortho-k to patients for about a decade and I am still impressed by what this modality has to give.
Over the past month and a half, the unfolding pandemic has presented optometry with many new challenges which may alter the way we interact with patients forever.
At the beginning of the year 2020, the optical industry was feeling good. ‘2020’ seemed to be a positive omen for us and we were in full swing, looking toward a more stabilised future than that of the last few years.
At the end of last year, I was lucky enough to do three locum visiting optometry contracts with the Brien Holden Foundation (BHF) and local Aboriginal communities in Australia.
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