The Eyecare Clinic was established in 1990
by Dr. Bernadette McCarthy (Medical Eye Specialist) and Ms Ann Fogarty initially as a (Practice Manager and now as a Dispensing Optician) .
Our Eyecare Clinic has been recently refurbished to a high standard and is now equipped with cutting edge medical eyecare and diagnostic equipment.
Due to a high demand for our eye services the practice has progressively expanded over the years and now includes the following comprehensive Eyecare Team:
A graduate in medicine from NUI Galway in 1997. Having worked in general internal medicine and emergency medicine in Limerick And Waterford Regional Hospitals, Karen completed her associate fellowship In training in Ophthalmology in 2005.
She has worked in community based practices since then providing medical eyecare for conditions Such as Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration and Diabetes. She also carries out minor lid procedures. Her special interest is Paediatric Ophthalmology.
She studied orthoptics at Moorefields Eye Hospital, London. She is a member of the British and Irish Orthoptics Society and the Irish Association of Orthoptists. Beatrix has over 30 years of experience and is passionate about her work. Her special interests are childrens eyecare: amblyopia (lazy eye) management and binocular vision problems. Adult patients who have difficulties with eye muscle balance are also given the appropriate support.
Stephanie Fogarty
OPTOMETRIST
F.A.O.I
Stephaine is Eyecare Clinics optometrist (F.A.O.I.), She graduated from Dublin Institute of
Technology in 2012 with her degree in Optometry. After 3 years work as a community Optometrist in Cork, She moved to the U.K. where she worked for the next 4 years. In the Uk she was a refractive laser optometrist, where she carried out laser consultations and post – operative care on patients. She also worked again in Community Optometry, furthering her knowledge by being part of the Minor Eye Conditions Scheme and Cataract post – op examination Scheme ( through out her time in the U.K. she gained extensive experience with a wide range of eye conditions. In 2019 she returned to Ireland and is now delighted to be working as part of the team in EyeCare Ophthalmology.
Barbara Matanovic
OPTOMETRIST
B. Optom (Hons)
Barbara graduated from the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia and has been living in Ireland for the past 17 years.
During this time she has worked in both private parctices and corporate chains.In recent years she has expanded her knowledge in Children’s eyecare and Myopia (Short sightedness).
Ann Fogarty
OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING OPTICIAN
F.D.S.C ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
Geraldine Conway
OPTICAL ASSISTANT
UNIVERSITY CERT
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY
Margaret O'Dwyer
RECEPTIONIST
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Our Services
The Eyecare Clinic is a Primary Care Centre, where all Eye conditions are dealt with.
Medical Eye Care
Glaucoma
Diabetes mellitus
Cataracts
Minor Surgical Procedures ( removal of meibomian cyst etc)
Lacrimal ( pathology) eye conditions ( e.g. dry eye)
AMD ( Age related Macular Degeneration)
Medical Eye Care
Paediatric Ophthalmology ( or eyecare)
Driving licence visual assessment
Emergency eyecare
( infection, foreign body removal or sudden onset
of an unexplained change in vision)
Optical Eye Care
Eye Testing with our Optometry team
Dispensing of optical appliances
High quality wide selection of optical frames and high end lenses (from leading lens companies)
Testing , fitting , contact lens teach and
dispensing of contact lenses.
Sale of low vision aids ( ie. Magnifier etc )
Your Vision is everything!
Our goal is to provide you with patient-centered, comprehensive, preventive and therapeutic eyecare, ensuring your vision takes you where you want to go in life....