Our optometrists

Our optometrists are highly trained eye specialists in their own right, working alongside our surgeons

Before we even think about surgery, we need to know about your eyes in microscopic detail. To achieve that, we give every patient the most thorough and rigorous eye exam available anywhere.

Many clinics rely on your current prescription and a relatively basic examination. But we want to be sure we understand every detail of your vision, in all manner of conditions. That’s where the London Vision Clinic’s optometrists come in.

Our optometrists are highly trained eye specialists in their own right, working alongside our surgeons. They are experts in examining and testing your eyes, both for the quality of your vision and for general ocular health. They’re also qualified to diagnose and treat most common eye conditions, and to prescribe and fit glasses – not that ours get that chance very often!

To qualify, aspiring optometrists have to complete a three-year undergraduate degree in Optometry, plus at least a year’s ‘pre-registration’ practice supervised by an experienced practitioner. During their training, they learn to use an array of tools and techniques that measure the cornea, the dilation of pupils, the pressure inside the eye and visual performance in all sorts of lighting conditions.

The London Vision Clinic really couldn’t be more professional, helpful or make you feel more at ease. Prior to my surgery I felt anxious but during, before and after, the clinic staff reassured me that it would be fine, which it been together with pain free. I couldn’t be happier with the results.

Paola Nyderek

London Vision Clinic optometrists

We are confident that our team of eye specialists includes some of the finest laser optometrists in the UK.

Your optometrist will take you through what will almost certainly be the most rigorous eye exam you will ever have – far more detailed than you’ll find in most laser eye surgery clinics. You’ll need to set aside at least two hours for your appointment (most laser eye surgery examinations take less than an hour).

Desiree Todd

Desiree Todd joined the team at the London Vision Clinic in late 2008, having previously worked in both research and at a laser eye surgery chain. When asked about her reasons for choosing to work at the London Vision Clinic over other laser eye surgery providers, Desiree said, "I chose to work at the London Vision Clinic as to me it offers the epitome of what laser surgery is all about: advanced technology combined with world class standards and patient care."

Brendan Duane

Although a native of Melbourne, Australia, Brendan has been a successful London optometrist for over 14 years, and part of the London Vision Clinic team since 2004.

Emma Brandon

Emma is not only an experienced and highly skilled optometrist; she has also been a patient at the London Vision Clinic. In typical optometrist fashion, she can reel off her exact prescription before laser vision correction: OD - 6.00/-3.00 X 10; OS - 6.50/ -3.00 X 180. In short, around -9 dioptres, or very short-sighted.

Alexandra Lyons

Alexandra has been working in laser vision correction since 2002, and joined the team at the London Vision Clinic in January 2007. She believes that standards of service and personal care are just as important as the quality of the treatment itself.

Connie McEvoy

Originally from Co.Tyrone in Northern Ireland, Connie qualified as an optometrist in Manchester in 1992. By the late 1990's she was aware of the huge part that laser procedures were going to play in sight correction and was keen to get involved.

Vimal Piparia

Vimal has been working as an optometrist for fifteen years and has been involved in refractive care, research and training during that period. He joined London Vision Clinic in 2009, after spending two years in Melbourne, working for the Australian College of Optometry, and is looking forward to rediscovering London once more.

Sharon Ritchie

Sharon joined the team at London Vision Clinic in July 2010 after working in laser eye surgery for 9 years. She moved to London from Aberdeen and is loving life in the big city not least the milder weather.

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