(PreserveMacForte.com) Tracey Gauld, an optician working in the United Kingdom, is in the running for the optometrist of the year award, according to EalingToday.co.uk recently.
Recognized for her work in treating patients, Gauld, who works at Boot Opticians in New Broadway, has been nominated to contend for the prized award. The award recipient will be announced as part of the Macular Disease Society’s 25th anniversary awards for excellence.
According to the article, the nomination shows that Gauld has worked hard to treat patients living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the eye-related condition that is the leading cause of blindness in the UK.
According to the article, the disease adversely impacts the central vision and comes in two forms — dry AMD and wet AMD. Unfortunately, AMD is but one of numerous macular diseases. Another one is juvenile macular dystrophies.
According to the article, Gauld has been employed as an optometrist at Boots for the last two decades. In the article she acknowledged felling “very honored” for the nomination. She said that, with the aging population, optometrists such as her self are increasingly seeing more and more patients with macular disease. She added that optometrists need to be on the front line in the first against AMD. She said that this involves playing a role in detecting the ailment, advising patients on courses of action they can take and providing referrals. According to the article, patients can turn to the Macular Disease Society for information on the disease as well as for ongoing support.
According to the article, Gauld, who has been an optometrist for a quarter-century, has “always” enjoyed getting to know her patients and providing them with advice on how they can keep their eyes functioning as well as possible.
Macular Disease Society CEO Helen Jackman said in the article that Gauld is a tireless worker who is dedicated to helping people living with macular disease. She added that the society is “grateful” for all Gauld is doing in Ealing, UK.
According to the article, the optometrist of the year award will be handed out on September 22 in London, UK.
Reference: http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&page=eaeye001.htm