Practice manager Vanya Todorova has raised £2,127 for vision charity Fight for Sight by cycling 280 miles from London to Paris last month.
Originally from Bulgaria, Todorova has been working in the optical industry for over 10 years and for the past four has been working as the practice manager at Lauder and Rees Opticians, in Paddington.
Her 90 year-old grandfather was diagnosed with AMD in his 60s, and her mother has been diagnosed with glaucoma.
‘Having to deal with patients and seeing members of my own family affected by sight loss has made me acutely aware that sight is arguably the most important sense we have,’ she said.
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