Optometry Discussion Forum

Whats going on?

All the sections have been in the same order for the last 4 days.

Can we have a new section to explain where to find all the sections one could easily find when they were in the correct order?

It's not fair on the elderly or the inebriated with all these new fangled enhancements.

Got a reply. he says that the advert is targeted at opticians, but will let eoptika know our concerns. Funny that, the ad may be targeted as us, but we mostly assumed ithem to be an online C/L retailer flogging to the public. So most readers of the ad would not consider using them at all, and showi...

Humspoff wrote:Have to agree with Chobs sentiment though... Shame this place has become so much less friendly recently.

Is it my fault?



SCB seems to have gone as well.

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Well crikey the site is mega-mega-SLOW today (tues 16 April).

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I think SCB that once clicked the ignore button is "applied" to all posts by a particular member so that people never see posts by someone they find very annoying.

I can't think of anyone that might apply to, but hey ho.

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agreed, very slow indeed, at various times of day for past week or two.

Negative Tech wrote:

eagle wrote:I'm donning body armour but my plan is to get him first (don't tell anyone).

Just go to his home town, when you see someone stood outside an opticians wearing a mac, smoking a fag, sneering at foreigners/women/the disabled etc, you've found your man.

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remember to use a different avatar, otherwise we will have you sussed quickly.

offatatangent wrote:....and those who run their cars on new ...vegetable oil.

Is this legal?

How much can you save?

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It just seems from some of the polls that we predominatly represent the independant sector If one admits being in a multiple, one gets called a second class person. Then ones mode of practice is regularly slagged-off by the loudmouths on here who assert that all multis are sh1t along with their sta...

theOptom wrote: If anyone has a funny/smart/appropriate tagline for this section, feel free to suggest it here.

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As far as I can tell, someone posted looking for work. They got it slightly wrong, and admitted their omission and corrected. . ...small quote taken just now from his online CV, there is lots of similar 'pretending to be a D.O' on it... "EMPLOYMENT HISTORY ***** ******* - Full Time Dispensing ...

Ant, an optical assistant can, perfectly legally, dispense all but complex rx wearers and under 16 year olds. You cannot legally do ret or use a slit lamp as part of an eye test. If I have a practice and get the optom to do ocs on the above, where is the illegal action? Are you sure? I think you wi...

Humspoff wrote:In theory yes Ant, but you would get a major telling off from the GOC!!!

...but if yes was on the panel you would get off scot free.

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