Dr Simon Barnard



Dr Simon Barnard PhD BSc FCOptom FAAO DCLP DipClin Optom

 

Dr Simon Barnard and Mr. Alex Levit are both Fellows of the British College of Optometrists, have attained the highest contact lens qualifications granted by the British College of Optometrists and further qualifications in contact lenses for abnormal eye conditions. They also have higher qualifications in Diabetic Shared Care.

 Dr Barnard is qualified in Ocular Therapeutics from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in the USA and City University, London. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. He is also certificated in Glaucoma Shared Care, Pediatric Optometry and Learning Difficulties, Principles of Therapeutics and Principles of Prescribing.

 Dr Barnard is Director of Ocular Medicine at the Institute of Optometry, London and Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Optometry & Visual Science, School of Health Sciences, Hadassah College, Jerusalem, Israel.

 From 1979 to 1999 Dr Barnard was on the fulltime academic staff at City University, London where is still currently a Visiting Lecturer and Director of Pediatric Clinics. He is the co-author of the textbook, Pediatric Eye Care, published by Blackwell Science and has published over 30 clinical papers or Chapters in textbooks. He has presented nearly 200 invited lectures or research papers in the Holland, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, the USA as well as the UK.