Meet the Staff
Malcolm Long
Optometrist & Contact Lens Practitioner.
Special interests in Contact Lenses and challenging problems.
A passion for Optometry.
(Qualified at Aston University in Ophthalmic Optics 1977 BSc(Hons)
Pre-registration At Newcastle General Hospital & Steel and Varley.
FBOA.,FSMC.,FSAO 1978
Fellow British College of Optometrists
Advanced Diploma in Contact Lens Practice (DCLP) 1986
Past:
- Senior Sessional Optometrist Newcastle General Hospital and Partner Steel & Varley
- Secretary & Chairman Northumberland and North Durham AOP
- British College of Optometrists Examiner
- British College of Optometrists Pre-registration Supervisor and Mentor
- Visiting Sessional Optometrist Sunderland Eye Infirmary "site-for-eyes" refractive surgery unit
Current:
- British College of Optometrists OQ interviewer
- North Tyneside Optometric Diabetic Screening Group
- North of Tyne LOC committee member
- Registered with the General Optical Council (01-10150)
Martin Hood
Optometrist
Special interest in ocular therapeutics: anterior segment and glaucoma.
BSc (Hons) Ophthalmic Optics, Aston University, 1986
Member of the College of Optometrists (MCOptom) 1987
(BA Social Sciences, Open University, 1991)
Institute of Optometry and Glasgow Caledonian University therapeutics modules lead to: diplomas in therapeutics for additional supply, supplementary prescribing and independent prescriber: DipTp (AS), DipTp (SP), DipTp (IP), 2009.
Currently:
- Registered with the General Optical Council (01-12621)
- Senior sessional optometrist, Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Member , North East Contact Lens Society
Formerly:
- Secretary and Chairman, Northumberland and Durham Association of Optometrists (AOP)
- Local councillor for national AOP.
- Volunteer clinician, Trustee, Secretary and Chairman, UK charity Vision Aid Overseas
Andrea Kirton
Optometrist
Paul Berryman
Dispensing Manager
