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Consultant Optometrist (Head of Optometry Services)

• Alison Weston BSc(Hons) FCOptom, Dip CLP, Dip Glauc, DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret PG. Cert. Healthcare Management and Governance (Independent prescriber)

Advanced Specialist Optometrists

• Ann Barrett MSc, MCOptom, Dip Glauc, DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret (Independent prescriber)

• Anupa Patel BSc(Hons) MSc MCOptom Dip Glauc DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret (Independent prescriber)

• Patrick Friis BSc(Hons) MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Ophthalmology) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret Prof Cert Glauc (Independent prescriber)

Specialist Optometrists

• Paul Appleson BSc(Hons) MSc MCOptom Dip Glauc DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret (Independent prescriber)

• Rachel Bond BSc(Hons) MCOptom Prof Cert LV Higher Cert LV Prof Cert Paed Eye Care

• Aftab Bostan BSc(Hons) Prof Cert Med Ret

• Sarah Cartwright BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Glauc Prof Cert Paed Eye Care (Independent prescriber)

• Denise Collier Dip(OD) BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Glauc (Independent prescriber)

• Lucy Finney BSc(Hons) MCOptom Prof Cert Med Ret DipTp(IP) Higher Cert Glauc (Independent prescriber)

• Nabila Khattak BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Glauc (Independent prescriber)

• Ruth Wint BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret (Independent prescriber)

Optometrist

• Jessica Corrie BSc(Hons) MCOptom Prof Cert Glauc DipTp(IP) (Independent prescriber)

• Alice Macdonald BSc(Hons) MCOptom Prof Cert Glauc Prof Cert Med Ret

• Ruqayyah Sheikh BSc(Hons) MCOptom Prof Cert MedRet

• Zahra Jamal BSc(Hons) MCOptom

Pre-registration Optometrist

• Faheemah Bashir BSc(Hons)

Dispensing Optician Manager

• Madeleine Drake FBDO Prof Cert LV Prof Cert MedRet

Optical Services Administrator

• Dianne Wilford

Optical Services Clerical Assistant

• Kate Atkinson
• Martin Carrigan
• Amanda South

Where we do it

We provide Optometry services at:

• The Main Eye Clinic at St. James’s University Hospital 
• St. James’s Laser Vision based at St. James’s University Hospital
• Orthoptic and Children’s eye clinic at St. James’s University Hospital (Multi Speciality Outpatients)
• Eye Clinic at Seacroft Hospital
• Wharfedale General Hospital

We moved into our new purpose built Eye Clinic on Level 04, Gledhow Wing at St. James’s University Hospital in December 2022.

Contact us

Contacting the Optometry Department

To contact the team for urgent queries, telephone the Optometry office, St. James’s University Hospital

Tel: 0113 2064742

Please be aware that our office is only staffed from Monday to Friday

Alternatively you can contact the Optical Services Administrator on Tel: 0113 2064452 (Monday to Thursday)

You can also contact us by email for non urgent queries on [email protected].

In an emergency

During working hours ring the Optometry department on the direct line: 0113 2064742

Outside the above hours please ring the St James’s University Hospital switchboard: 0113 2433144

You will be put through to the Ophthalmologist (Eye Doctor) on call.