Mr. John
Davidson- Optometrist
John Davidson and Jan Querido met in 1994.
at John's final qualifying examinations in Manchester,
where Jan sat as an examiner for John's spectacle
dispensing examination. Their instant mutual
respect helped them to establish a firm friendship.
Jan Querido retired from the practice in December
2005.
John has a diverse Optometric background. He
is a faculty member of the Visioncare institute,
Prague and has authored and co-authored numerous
papers on contact lens related subjects. He
has lectured accross the UK and Europe on contact
lens related issues. He is working towards a
Diploma in contact lens practice with the College
of Optometrists, and is also Chair of the North
East contact lenses Society. He previously worked
as a senior Optometrist at the Sunderland Eye
Infirmary.
Miss.
Sarah Townsend- Optometrist
Sarah Townsend is a close personal friend of
John & Julia Davidson. They have known each
other as work colleagues since 1995, and have
stayed in contact since. Sarah joined our team
in October 2003, and has a large input into
clinical issues of the practice.
Outside of our practice, Sarah was previously
appointed as the Optometric practitioner at
the North Tyneside Rake Lane Diabetic resource
centre, and liased with the RVI's diabetes consultants
on behalf of the diabetic resource centre to
ensure the correct eyecare for its patients.
She is also currently Optometric Advisor to
Newcastle Primary Care Trust. She is also currently
North East Member of Council committee of the
College of Optometrists.
