22/10/2008

Optician Creates 60 New Irish Jobs

Sixty jobs are to be created with the expansion of Optical Express's operations in Ireland.

The optician will open three new bases in Cork, Dublin and Galway, it was revealed today.

The investment is estimated to be worth €10m, and will double the number of Optical Express locations in the Republic.

Optical Express's Chief Medical Director, Dr Steve Schallhorn, said: "As Europe's number one provider of laser eye surgery, our €10 million investment in Ireland offers increased convenience for patients booking surgery and for their pre and post operative appointments.

"The new surgery treatment centres will have on-site ophthalmic surgeons, refractive trained optometrists and patient counsellors who are dedicated to providing the highest levels of clinical care in our state-of-the-art facilities," he added.

The opticians currently runs clinics on Wellington Road in Dublin, Whitewater Shopping Centre in Kildare and Mahon Point in Cork.

(PR/JM)

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