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Meet the OCL Vision team

Our teams are well trained, passionate and motivated to ensure that patients are supported fully throughout their journey with us.

100

years

of combined eye
surgery experience

45k

plus

eye surgeries
completed

550

plus

lectures nationally
and internationally

Optometrists

Purvi Thomson

Lead Optometrist

Purvi is an exceptionally experienced specialist optometrist after completing her training at Aston University. She has worked with us since 2014, and has specific training and expertise in working with patients who require vision correction, such as laser eye surgery or refractive lens exchange surgery. She also has specialist training as an Optometrist to deal with various eye conditions, such as dry eye disease. Purvi gained her Independent prescribing qualification in 2020.

Caoimhe McGovern

Specialist Optometrist

Caoimhe is an experienced optometrist. She has worked in refractive surgery for a number of years and gained her Independent prescribing qualification in July 2020. She carries out pre-operative assessments for new refractive and general ophthalmology consultations. She is also responsible of carrying out post-operative consultations for refractive and cataract surgery patients. She works alongside the consultants to ensure every patient achieves the best possible surgical outcome.

Nathanael Anguige

Specialist Optometrist

Nathanael is a principal optometrist working at Moorfields and OCL Vision. He has a wealth of clinical experience, which currently includes private laser and refractive surgery assessment, corneal, A&E, urgent care, glaucoma, adult and paediatric refraction and medical contact lens experience. He is also the lead optometrist for the urgent care service at the hospital. Since qualifying in 2007, Nathanael has achieved post-graduate qualifications in glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and healthcare leadership. He is also an independent prescribing optometrist and completed his Masters in Clinical Optometry with distinction.

Harpreet Bhattal

Specialist Optometrist

Harpreet is an experienced specialist optometrist. She completed an intensive optometry training programme at City University in 2007 followed by further specialised training in laser eye and lens exchange surgery. She has many years of clinical experience and she has developed a wealth of knowledge which she is able to share with all our patients. Harpreet is readily available at your consultation to help answer any questions about your eye health.

Anthony Stanton

Specialist Optometrist

Anthony is a very experienced Optometrist and advanced diagnostics expert. He will carry out comprehensive scans and tests before you go through and meet your surgeon. The testing is all quite fun and nothing to be worried about. The tests give the surgeons the most advanced maps and information available about your eyes so that they can give you fully customised treatment options to help you decide what the best plan should be.

Clinical Team

Marta Ramos

Theatre Lead

Marta qualified as a nurse in 2003 and started working in ophthalmology in 2006. The ophthalmology field has fascinated her so much that she has not left the specialty since then. She started her career in Spain and has worked in different countries around the world, such as the UK and United Arab Emirates. She joined us as a Theatre lead in January 2021. She leads our clinical team to ensure that we provide the best quality of care for our patients. She is passionate about her job and patient care and shares our company values.

Ronald Jacalne

Theatre Nurse

Ronald is a qualified registered nurse with years of experience working in various healthcare settings such as nursing homes, hospital ward and hospital theatres. He has been working in theatres for more than six years and developed and maintained the knowledge and skills to be able to scrub or circulate for various ophthalmic, general and orthopaedic surgical procedures. Working at OCL Vision provides him with an opportunity to expand his capabilities and strengths by working with our highly skilled, successful world recognised eye surgeons and an amazing team that brings different and complementary skills and expertise.

Becky Camp

Theatre Technician

Becky has been our Theatre Technician since December 2019. She is extremely experienced having worked with various refractive lasers and specialist diagnostic equipment for over 10 years. You will meet Becky when you come in for your consultation and on treatment days and she will put you at ease with her calm manner and sense of humour. Becky has a love for animals and is a proud owner of a pug called Maisie and a cat called Fluffy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, going for a run with Maisie the pug, shopping and socialising with friends and family.

Jonathan Sherlock

Clinic Technician

Jonathan joined OCL Vision team in June 2020 after having previously worked as an Ophthalmic Technician at various hospitals across the country for 7 years. He has an eye for detail and is very precise with data and diagnostics scans. You will meet Jonathan in the clinic during your initial consultation and follow up appointments. Jonathan is an aspiring Optometrist and is planning to start his degree in September 2021. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his fiancée and their Working Spaniel Molly, travelling in a caravan and going for long walks.

Setareh Heidarian

Health Care Assistant

Setareh has over 4 years of experience in healthcare. She loves the people she works with at the clinic.

Consultant Physicist

Marie Restori

Consultant Physicist

Marie Restori is an experienced Consultant Physicist. She is an international expert in Diagnostic Ophthalmic Ultrasound with several decades of experience and has performed over a quarter of a million diagnostic scans at Moorfields Eye Hospital. She pioneered the use of real-time B-Mode, Colour Flow Mapping and Spectral Doppler techniques in Ophthalmology. Marie now works as Consultant Physicist seeing adults at our clinic in Central London. In the private sector she holds an Honorary Contract with Moorfields Research.

Administration Team

Linda Lubin

Senior Patient Co-ordinator

Linda is an experienced member of our administrative team, having joined in 2013, she is essential in the running of an ever growing and busy office. Linda is always happy to talk to you and navigate your way through your vision correction journey. She has a wealth of experience dealing with insurance companies to ensure that you are able to use your plan where ever possible.

Jenaya Stewart

Senior Patient Co-ordinator

Jenaya is one of our Senior Patient Co-ordinators, having almost 4 years of experience in the role. Jenaya handles the patient journey from booking a consultation through to surgery and follow up appointments. She can help organise Refractive, Corneal, Retinal and Cosmetic/Aesthetic bookings. She is very passionate about her job and loves working with the OCL Vision Team.

Madge Chambers

Administrative Support

Madge is a crucial part of the administration team and has been transcribing our clinic letters and medical reports for the last 7 years. She has over 25 years of experience, initially working as a legal secretary before qualifying as a paralegal. Madge went on to set up her own ‘virtual secretarial’ business 10 years ago and now works freelance for certain medical and legal teams.

Management and Finance Team

Juliet Hicks

Chief Operating Officer

With over 20 years – experience in the healthcare sector, as a senior nurse and executive manager, Juliet is the driving force behind the growth and strategic plans of OCL Vision. In this role she led the tri partied merger of 3 large consultant-led practices and managed the overall project to open our first clinic at 55 New Cavendish Street, London W1. She has since led the recruitment of a number of associate consultants – onboarding them to cover the main ophthalmic sub-specialities. Juliet recruited a dedicated, talented leadership and administration team to run all aspects of the day-to-day business who each share her vision to continually improve services.

Antonio Coronado

Head of Finance

Antonio is responsible for the financial reporting and performance of the company. Antonio worked in finance, mostly at a senior managerial level, for over 10 years. He managed companies in diverse, high-paced, commercial environments. He brings a wealth of practical, financial knowledge, creativity and useful, transferrable skills, to OCL Vision.

Sofia Carbognin

Business Support

Sofia joined the team at the beginning of 2021. Sofia assists the COO in her day-to-day leadership and general management, as well as participating in meetings with our digital marketing experts and PR team. She arranges meetings, prepares agendas and leads on various projects. Sofia supports the delivery of the clinic’s mission, vision and values as she goes about her day-to-day work. She is currently completing her Undergraduate Degree in Economics at King’s College, London and starts a Master’s degree in Healthcare Management in September 2021.

Deshira Latifaj

Deputy Finance Manager

Deshira joined us in December 2019. She graduated with a first-class degree in Accounting & Finance at Staffordshire University in 2015. Deshira is responsible for recording all the financial information of the company, ensuring the ledgers are up to date and producing numerous management reports. She also assists the Head of Finance in reviewing financial systems and processes as well as providing support to the Administration Manager and Admin team when required. In her downtime Deshira likes to frequent the theatre to watch her favourite musicals and enjoys spending time with her friends and family.

Abdul Wazed

Finance Assistant

Abdul has over 3 years of experience in the finance sector. He is responsible for a number of finance functions including credit control and is also responsible for overseeing our IT systems. He has always loved technology and has a passion for computers originating from helping build computers during his childhood. For this reason, he loves working in finance with an IT focus, as it brings all his experiences together.