OCL Vision appoints new CEO

OCL Vision has appointed former managing director of Optegra, Paresh Patel, as CEO and unveiled a plan to grow the business by reaching more patients.

Patel is a non-executive director at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and will oversee the expansion of its clinics and employment of new surgeons.

‘We also want to make it easier for eye patients to get access to wraparound private care quickly and seamlessly, so we’ll be extending and deepening our relationships with front-line optometrists through a pioneering shared care model,’ he said.

OCL Vision said it wanted to cement its position as the UK’s leading provider of world-class centres of surgical excellence by investing in the best equipment most skilled and experienced surgeons.