Dual function practice opens in Exeter

A new collaborative practice in Exeter has brought together optometry and ophthalmology services under one roof.

The practice, The Medical Eye Clinic is the work of Devon based optical group, Bill Opticians and Roland Ling, consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. The group’s owners, Charles and James Bill, felt they wanted to be more involved in other areas of vision correction such as surgery and worked with Ling to establish the practice – designed as a centre for primary and secondary care for the examination and treatment of all types of ocular conditions. They hoped  that the close link between optometrists and surgeons would produce better strategies for patient care.