Long & Pickard are committed to offering the best and most appropriate optometric care in friendly surroundings. We pride ourselves on our personal approach, our staff and our attention to detail.
Our specialist team are dedicated to the health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information.
The most important function we perform as Optometry is examining peoples’ eyes, listening, giving advice, giving options and solving problems.
It is our aim to provide specialist care for everyone, from infants to the elderly. Amongst other functions that we practice, our in-depth knowledge and experience includes:
Complex optical problems.
Visual development assessment of the young.
Screening, assessment, monitoring, counselling and referral for:
Cataract
Macula disease
Dry eye
Glaucoma
Diabetes related eye care.
Long & Pickard are equipped to meet the specialist needs of occupational visual assessment at work and the supply of necessary optical appliances, whether to satisfy safety requirements, or to ensure optimum visual task-related performance.
Long & Pickard are also specialist registered contact lens practitioners and relish any contact lens related problems, routine aftercare or suitability assessment.
Optometrist & Contact Lens Practitioner.
Special interests in Contact Lenses and challenging problems.
Qualified at Aston University in Ophthalmic Optics 1977 BSc (Hons)
Pre-registration At Newcastle General Hospital and Steel & Varley Optometrists Whitley Bay.
FBOA.,FSMC.,FSAO 1978
Fellow British College of Optometrists
Advanced Diploma in Contact Lens Practice (DCLP) 1986
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)
Formerly:
Senior Sessional Optometrist Newcastle General Hospital
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
Optometrist - Occasional Locum Cover
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
Dispensing Optician
Registered with the General Optical Council
Member of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
Practice Manager / Dispensing Optician @ Long and Pickard
Qualifications:
Ophthalmic Dispensing (Fdsc) Anglia Ruskin 2011
University Certificates Ophthalmic Dispensing Anglia Ruskin 2009
University Certificates Clinical Assistant Anglia Ruskin 2010
NVQ Level 3 Practice Management
Jan has over 20 years optical experience in both practice and domiciliary environments, bringing a wealth of experience to the business.
With an enviable knowledge of spectacle lenses, lens coatings and spectacle frames.
She has a rare ability to marry the most appropriate lens and frame combination, tailored to the client and their prescription.
Jan also has a keen interest in contact lenses and dry eye treatments.
Long & Pickard
Optometrists & Contact Lens Practitioners
113 St Georges Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2DN
0191 281 8810
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