The team
Optometrists
Miss L. GOW
BSc (Hons) MSc MCOptom (senior
optometrist)
Registered Dispensing
Opticians
Mrs G. THOROGOOD
FBDO
Mrs J. POWELL
FBDO
Miss S. KING
FBDO
Support staff
Mrs Jackie
Gates
Mrs Maureen
Hall
Mrs Jane
Jarrett
Mrs Lesley
Barnett
Ms Janine
Dames
Mrs Helen
Austin
Mr Lewis
Marshall
Miss
Rebecca Perkins
Dr Philip Cole (OBE)
cutting the 60th Anniversary cake
Latest news
The year 2006 marked the 60th anniversary of the practice, which was established by Dr Philip Cole (OBE). The same year also marked the 10th anniversary of Professor Evans taking over ownership of the practice in 1996, after he had worked alongside Mr Martin and Mr Tregaskis for 8 years.
Miss Louise Gow, who has commuted to the practice from Kent for over
10 years, has reduced her time at the practice to two days a week. In
recognition of her long service and recent higher qualification of an MSc in
Clinical Optometry, she has been promoted to the position of Senior
Optometrist.
Dr Sonal Rughani has joined the practice. Dr Rughani works with
Professor Evans at the Institute of Optometry and also works at Moorfields Eye
Hospital. Dr Rughani is one of the few UK optometrists to hold, in addition to
her British optometric qualification, the prestigious American optometric qualification
as well.
Miss Claire O’Leary and Professor Bruce Evans have had their second
joint paper published on prescribing criteria. Mr Simon Harris, who
joined us in 2004 and is already well known to many patients, has increased his
time with us to 4-5 days a week.
Professor Evans has been busy in his spare time writing
more text books. His latest book is due to be published shortly. Professor
Evans also holds a post as Director of Research at the Institute of Optometry,
is an examiner for the College of Optometrists, and is Visiting Professor to
the Optometry Department at City University. For more details of Prof Evans’
research and lecturing please click on: http://homepage.virgin.net/bruce.evans.
Miss Sarah King joined the team in 2005 as a Registered Dispensing Optician, and is already proving very popular with patients. She has particular interests in varifocals and high refractive index lenses, which allow spectacle lenses to be made both thinner and lighter. She joined Mrs Gill Thorogood, who is a very experienced Registered Dispensing Optician, and who has been with the practice more than 10 years. Our dispensing assistants, Mrs Jane Jarrett and Mr Lewis Marshall have both been trained in spectacle dispensing at Anglia University.
Mrs Jackie Gates is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having worked at the practice for over 30 years. Jackie looks after the accounts and contact lens ordering, and is helped by Mrs Lesley Barnett. Mrs Maureen Hall (Mo to all who know her!) is the Senior Receptionist and is well known to patients having been with us over 15 years. Mo is involved in teaching patients how to handle contact lenses. Mrs Helen Austin and Ms Janine Dames are the latest addition to our reception team, having joined the practice in 2007. They have both learnt the job very quickly and are already proving an asset to the practice. Lesley Barnett completes the reception team. Lesley is also PA to Professor Evans and is the best person to contact for enquiries about his lecturing or expert witness work.
Lauren Bysouth works with us on Saturdays. She
manages excellently to keep our filing system in order and also helps in
reception. Rebecca Perkins also helps on reception during her university
holiday.