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Valarie Jerome
​​Owner & Optometrist

​Originally from the USA, Dr Valarie Jerome has lived in Newbury for many years and has worked locally in the area at various opticians. Recently, Dr Jerome was recognised in the Top 100 UK Female Entrepreneurs of 2021 by f:Entrepreneur.  In 2020, Valarie Jerome Optometrists was listed in the UK Small Business Top 100 of 2020 by Small Business Saturday UK.  Dr Jerome primary interests are contact lens, dry eye disease, blepharitis and ocular allergies. She is particularly interested in issues affecting women eye health. You can read more of Valarie's story here. 

Janet Smith
​Optometrist

Having practiced for many years in the Newbury area, Janet is a well known optometrist in the local area.  Janet is passionate about optometry and she has interests in contact lens fitting of those with astigmatism or blurred near vision with age and also dry eye treatments.  Caring and friendly, Janet is a welcome locum optometrist addition to the practice.  Janet is keen to offer patients the best in eye care and recommend a personalised solution to their vision needs, giving each patient the best, most comfortable vision possible.

Adriana Roberts
Frame Stylist & Optometrist Assistant

Adriana has previously worked as practice manager for a large high street opticians.  After taking off a few years to raise her children, Adriana is back in optics and helping our patients with the best selection of frames and spectacle lenses to give the best in vision correction. Adriana is an accomplished local Newbury artist and often runs workshops locally. Originally from Venezuela, Adriana also speaks fluent Spanish.

Karla Jermy
Frame Stylist & Optometrist Assistant

Originally from America, Karla has lived locally for several years. While new to optics, Karla brings the American customer service with a smile and bubbly personality.  In a short time, Karla has developed a great sense of frame styling and helps our patients choose frames to really get that WOW effect. Karla is also a talented writer of children's books and lives locally in a nearby village.

I recently had a virtual at home eye health visit with Valarie and I couldn't be happier with my experience. Valarie is kind, positive, understanding, and attentive. She led me virtually through some simple eye checks and provided wonderful advice for caring for my eyes during this time. I had concerns with my eye health due to increased screen time due to working remotely from home and Valarie put my worries at ease with her professional guidance. I would highly recommend her services to anyone, especially if you may not be able to see your regular optometrist due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Thank you Valarie for a wonderful appointment." - Katrina K, London

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