Career profile: Denise Voon MCOptom

8 February 2023
Winter 2023

The College’s Clinical Adviser on her award-winning work at Amersham Hospital.

WHO?

Denise Voon

CURRENT JOB?

Clinical Adviser

WHERE?

College of Optometrists

How did you get into optometry?

I worked as a Saturday girl in an optician’s and, around that time, my dad had significant eye problems. Being able to research them for him got me really interested in optometry.

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