Consultant Optometrist (Head of Optometry Services)
- Tim Hunter BSc(Hons) BA(Hons) MSc MCOptom DipRVI DipTp(IP) Prof Cert Paed Eye Care (Independent prescriber)
Principal Optometrist (Deputy Head of Optometry Services)
- Alison Weston BSc(Hons) FCOptom, Dip CLP, Dip Glauc, DipTp(IP) (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)
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
- Aftab Bostan BSc(Hons) Prof Cert Med Ret
- Sarah Cartwright BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Glauc (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) Prof Cert Glauc (Independent prescriber)
- Patrick Friis BSc(Hons) MCOptom DipTP(IP) Prof Cert Med Ret Prof 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 Homer BSc(Hons) Prof Cert Glauc Prof Cert Med Ret
- Ruqayyah Sheikh BSc(Hons)
Pre-registration Optometrist
- Anisha Dhamrait BSc(Hons)
Senior Dispensing Optician
- Madeleine Drake FBDO Prof Cert LV
Optical Assistant
- Joshua Smith BSc (Hons) FBDO Prof Cert LV PG Cert PGCertCL
Optical Services Administrator
- Dianne Wilford
Optical Services Clerical Assistant
- Martin Carrigan
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 part of the week.
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.