Michael O'Kane (@michaelcokane) profile picture

IP Optometrist with specialty in Glaucoma, Paediatrics and Contact Lenses. Views and opinions my own. Likes / Retweets do not necessarily imply endorsement

Edinburgh
Joined February 2011
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When your kid finds out the truth (Feat. the brilliant Sophia Natasha McNamara)
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Could you help to replace a child’s school uniform after they’ve fled domestic abuse, to help give them a fresh start this September?

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How do different brain bleeds present?
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Vision science in action. A useful reminder for optometrists providing night vision advice. #headlights #NightDriving #IAmAnOptometrist
Visibility range of a cyclist at night depending on the clothes they wear.
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Marketing done right
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A thread of celebrities that share the same face 🧵 1. Jeremy Allen White & Gene Wilder
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Macron’s police just fined a woman in Lyon, France, for the ‘crime’ of wearing a keffiyeh. Yes, this really happened. teapawt.org/thawra69/status/179729…
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Math is important.
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The UK state pension, worst in the world. But still too high so must retire at 68, also the highest in the world. But that’s not enough so must defund social care and the NHS so you die sooner. You are worthless to them.
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Suella Braverman used £25k of expenses to pay her parents Energy Bills for 5 years when she occasionally stayed there rent free. Then she calls other people scroungers.
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Two charts to reflect on…what’s happened since 2010?
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The myopia management tool, PreMO, is the culmination of nearly 20 years of research, by Professor Kathryn Saunders @UlsterUni. To mark #MyopiaAwarenessWeek we caught up with Kathryn. Learn more about the tool and read our interview ➡️ ow.ly/hP3o50RJzmn @PlusTwoFifty
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Israel troops continue posting abuse footage despite pledge to act bbc.in/4bHMVDW
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It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! This year’s theme is ‘Movement’ and our ambassador, @ChrisHoy, has a message for you 👇 #MomentsForMovement
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We have published a Reflective Exercise Guidance Template to support registrants with the reflective exercise - where registrants reflect on their development with a peer - that needs to be completed before the end of the 2022-24 CPD cycle. Find out more: optical.org/en/news/news-and…
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A pleasure to Introduce physiotherapists Alison O'Kane & Lauren Stenhouse @lastenhouse @nhsfife who highlight the Importance of Advanced Clinical Practitioner's in the Frailty Team 👏🙏💜⭐️⭐️⭐️ #BGSconf @GeriSoc – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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GPs across the UK are looking after 10% more patients than they were 5 years ago They epitomise having to do more with less It’s not their fault the Government has failed our NHS - Please RT if you can see that
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Thank you for all your support. Simplifying Strabismus is now in its second edition. Available at the link below for preorder and at all good bookshops from 2nd May 2024 @SpringerNature amzn.eu/d/iR0Mr9t
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