Optometrist Keith Holland dies aged 57

Well-known community optometrist and children’s eye care specialist Keith Holland has died aged 57.

He lost his battle with cancer on March 4, peacefully and surrounded by his family.

‘The optometric community will be a poorer place without Keith’s amazing vision and commitment,’ said a tribute by the British Association of Behavioural Optometrists (BABO).

Holland graduated from City University in 1978 and in 1989 set up his own practice in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with his optometrist wife Clare, who he met at City. The practice has grown to be one of the most specialised in the country, dealing mainly with children with learning difficulties, and has a satellite clinic in Dubai which Holland personally oversaw.