Peter Black (@Petergavinblack) profile picture

Registered dispensing optician, senior lecturer, author, presenter and trainer

Aughton, England
Joined November 2017
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Allow disabled bus pass holders to travel before 9​.​30am! @Mark_J_Harper @MelJStride @benstill_ca - Sign the Petition! chng.it/8GMLNjHS via @UKChange
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Looking forward to a busy day Saturday lnkd.in/eybxZxGf
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Looking forward to welcoming prospective #students for #BSc #Ophthalmic #Dispensing to the #UCLan #OpenDay on Saturday 17th June 9:00am to 3:00pm. Still a few places left for our subject talks, or we're happy to answer questions on…lnkd.in/dVSDCNnZ lnkd.in/dgE42qQk
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This test replaces the puff of air test in some optometric practices, and although both cause no discomfort the puff of air test makes people jump so they don’t like it. Measuring the pressure of the eye is useful for screening for glaucoma and can detect…lnkd.in/eFxyaUNu
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A great opportunity to become an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer in Sutton-in-Ashfield - very rewarding work and if you are currently undervalued as a Dispensing Optician might be more rewarding financially too and likely to not include too much weekend work #…lnkd.in/gXJ5DW5J
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Looking forward to our UCLan "eyes and ears" courses virtual open evening tomorrow 6-7pm. If you or someone you know is interested in being a #GOC registered dispensing #optician, an #optometrist or a hearing aid #audiologist why…lnkd.in/eHdAiACN lnkd.in/gt6D4FwH
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Would you be interested in helping this MBA student gain insights into spectacle frames market? 5 mins survey with no need to register lnkd.in/eJtnkedy
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This ECLO role, and 3 ophthalmic technician jobs at Moorfields also listed, could be perfect for an undervalued dispensing optician looking for a change of scene. lnkd.in/eK8GWtX5
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DIYers also need safety eyewear. Eye injury is a common cause of A&E visits and one of the biggest causes of monocular blindness in people of working age. Only the other day two guys were cutting away a post with an angle grinder at work. One had his safe…lnkd.in/g-iUrdSZ
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Sadly the UK also suffers postcode lottery for eye healthcare, from school vision screening not being carried out in many areas, to a lack of low vision services, it is always the most vulnerable patients that suffer. Luckily your high st / community opto…lnkd.in/e5jy8DEP
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Short sighted people are at increased risk of blindness or partial sight later in life. We now have the technology to reduce its progression using special spectacle lenses or contact lenses. Please sign this petition for the NHS GO…lnkd.in/eseEhzyX chng.it/M7YgQJ9H9t
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The fastest way to qualify and register as a #DispensingOptician is via UCLan’s fast-track 2-year blended learning accelerated degree programme. lnkd.in/dAdiUPq . Entry requires 5 GCSEs at C/4 or above incl. maths, science and English language, pl…lnkd.in/eZTGXziN
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It time thinking was joined up, and services commissioned nationally to avoid postcode lotteries for essential health and social care services lnkd.in/evqtvWBf
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Also open to student dispensing opticians - enhance your cv and maybe win a prize by writing about Charles Bonnet Syndrome lnkd.in/eW-3x2Qm
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