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Professor Lyndon Jones: the expanding roles of optometrists

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Episode notes

From rugby-mad student DJ studying optometry in Cardiff,  to a clinical scientist in Canada who has published over 450 papers, Professor Lyndon Jones has had quite a journey.

Lyndon talks about his passion for education and the use of social media to disseminate research findings, as well as

* the expanding roles of optometrists and how this could be to the detriment of the fundamentals of optometric practice

* the importance of treating ocular surface disease in the lead up to and following cataract surgery

* future developments in contact lenses

We finish off this captivating conversation with what M&S goodies he stocks up on when he is back in the UK.

Produced by Matt Hill at Rethink Audio.

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