10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Graduating Optometry School

30th September 2019

After the blood, sweat and tears that optometry school can create, we are all at the same point on that graduating day. Where will we go? What will we do? Where will we live? What will our life be like? It can be extremely exciting but also terrifying. There...

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Terri Apter, Janine Walker & Sue Parrish – Sales Support Team

30th September 2021

Please describe your roles at Contamac: Terri: As Sales Support Manager my job is to oversee and support the team with all customer service activities. Janine’s role as Senior Sales Support Administrator predominantly involves looking after our IOL accounts, with Sue as Sales Support Administrator handling our contact lens customers....

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Rob Lewis – Operations Director

27th May 2021

Please describe your role at Contamac: I am the Operations Director, with overall responsibility for the company’s Production, Machining, Despatch & Facilities at Contamac. I have been in this Company and the Industry for over 34 years and obviously, my role has evolved continuously throughout, having started all those years...

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Gareth Browne – Technical & Quality Control Manager

27th May 2020

Please describe your role at Contamac: My role has continually evolved during my 19 years at Contamac. I am Technical & Quality Control Manager. My main responsibility is to oversee the testing of our materials to ensure they meet our specifications and the expectations of our customers. We have...

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Mark Eddleston – Project Leader

31st July 2019

Please describe your role at Contamac: As a project leader within the R&D team at Contamac I am heavily focussed on developing new contact lens materials. My role typically comprises taking a concept for a material that will bring benefits for patients and converting this idea into a finished...

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Irina Norton – Business Consultant – Representative, Russia

26th March 2019

Please describe your role at Contamac: I look after our customers in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and other neighbouring countries and assist Contamac in promoting their products and image in these territories. On a daily basis, I respond to requests and questions from our customers which I discuss with the...

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An interview with Jenn Harthan – GPLI Executive Director

28th February 2025

Jennifer Harthan was appointed as Executive Director of the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI) in January, following in the footsteps of Ed Bennett who retired after nearly 36 years of serving as both Executive Director and President of the GPLI. We speak to Jenn about her experience, views on...

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