New Year Honours list recognises optometrists

Optometrists Tanjit Dosanjh, Ruth Perrott and Sarah Joyce have been recognised in the New Year Honours 2021 list and made an OBE, MBE and BEM respectively.

Dosanjh, who is the founder and CEO of the Prison Opticians Trust, has been awarded for his services to optometry in prisons and reducing re-offending.

Sarah Joyce, superintendent optometrist at Asda, was awarded a BEM for services to primary optical care during the Covid-19 response.

York-based optometrist Perrott was named on the Overseas and International List for her services to people living with sight impairment in Africa.

‘It feels an honour and a privilege to have this work recognised. Looking back over 30 years of collecting and recycling spectacles the system has grown and improved over the 16 trips I’ve done to various parts of Africa,’ Perrott said.