FODO mourns as Giles Butler dies aged 44

The Federation of (Ophthalmic and Dispensing) Opticians membership services manager Giles Butler (pictured) has died at the age of 44.

Butler had worked at the federation for seven years managing the Optical Confederation Domiciliary Eyecare Committee and Fodo Ireland as well as being the first manager of National Eye Health Week in the UK and the Healthy Eyes campaign in Ireland.

He had suffered periods of ill health over the past three years and died at home last weekend.

Fodo chief executive David Hewlett said: ‘I know Fodo members will remember Giles for his irrepressible good humour and his commitment to the causes of high quality domiciliary eye care and improving eye health both in the UK and Ireland.