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As well as being a clinician, seeing patients in Contact Lens, Dry Eye/Watery Eye and Myopia Management Clinics, I design and am a Principal Investigator in clinical trials, have sat on the executive board of more than one eye care organisation, act as a industry/Professional Services Consultant, educator, lecturer and author. I have worked in the field of contact lenses, ophthalmology, laser eye clinics, dry eye and the ocular surface for 30+ years! I hold Honours Fellowship of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) in Contact Lens Practice. I have received Certification in Ophthalmic Assisting during my work in ophthalmology practice in the USA. Experience encompasses managing/owning my own contact lens practice, working in practice in Laser Vision and Ophthalmology clinics in the UK and USA. I have had numerous articles published and presented over several hundred lectures and workshops on the subjects of contact lenses, dry eye disease and myopia management. |
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I have published clinical trial reports, articles and conference posters on multifocal and toric contact lenses, and punctal occlusion/contact lens discomfort. I am a past ABDO National Clinical Committee member, involved in numerous projects & ABDO representative in a number of organisations. Past Board member of Optometry Wales. Member of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA).
I have worked with J & J Vision Care, Thea Pharma and others world-wide. I was an investigator in a diabetic clinical study for Duke University in the USA. Pioneered first clinical audit in UK Laser Vision Clinic on treatment outcomes. Developed world’s first ever IT subscription system delivering up- to-date data on CLs, solutions and ocular therapeutics, provided to UK Eye Care Professionals, universities, laboratories. Delivered live radio ‘phone- ins’ on contact lens subjects and produced journal articles on eye care and contact lenes.
