Dr. Simon Barnard PhD, BSc, FCOptom, FAAO, DCLP DipClin Optom

Dr. Simon Barnard graduated from City University in 1976 with a First Class Honours degree. After working at the NOOR Eye Hospital, Kabul Afghanistan, he completed his training in private practice and at the Department of Contact lenses and Prosthetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

He was a full time Lecturer in Clinical Optometry from 1979 to 1999 and Director of Paediatric Clinics until 2002 at the Department of Optometry & Visual Science, City University, London. He is currently Visiting Lecturer and Tutor in Ocular Disease at City University and was appointed Director of Ocular Medicine at the Institute of Optometry, London in 2003. He is also Overseas Consultant to the MSc in Clinical Optometry degree course at City University. Dr. Barnard is a member of the College of Optometrists Specialist Committee on Ocular Therapeutics.

He was awarded his PhD in 1999, is a Fellow of the College of Optometrists and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. His other qualifications include Certificates in Ocular Therapeutics fromboth Pennsylvannia College of Optometry, Philadelphia, USA and from City University, London. He holds a specialist Diploma in Contact Lens Practice from the College of Optometrists (British) and is Certificated (City University, London) in Contact Lenses for Abnormal Ocular Conditions, Diabetic Shared Care, Glaucoma Shared Care, Learning Difficulties and Paediatric Optometry. He was awarded the Diploma in Clinical Optometry (with Distinction) in 2001.

Dr. Barnard has published over 30 clinical papers in journals or books and is the Co-Editor and Author of the textbook Paediatric Eye Care, published by Blackwell Science in 1996.

He has presented over 120 invited postgraduate lectures or research presentations in Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Israel, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Trinidad, the UK and the USA.

He is a Member of the British Contact Lens Association and The British Orthokeratology Society. He sits on the College of Optometrists Expert Committee on Ocular Therapeutics. Dr. Barnard’s main clinical interests lie in the fields of Paediatrics, Learning Difficulties and Dry Eye Management.

His London practice was established in 1989 where his is in partnership with Alex Levit the designer of the ALK keratoconus RGP lens. Dr Barnard founded his Hove practice in 1979 where he is in partnership with his sister, Rachel Barnard.