Michael O'Kane is one of the youngest people to be awarded a Fellowship of the College of Optometrists in the UK. He holds many post-graduate qualifications and is due to complete his MSc in August 2022.

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Michael is an Independent Prescriber, the clinical director of Specsavers Morningside and Cameron Toll branches. He was a Specialist Paediatric Hospital Optometrist in Edinburgh’s Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion and has provided Myopia Management to children in and around Edinburgh for the last 5 years. He is the Chairperson of the NHS NES Optometric Educational Advisory Board and sits on the Executive Board of Optometry Scotland, as a Specsavers representative.

He was awarded UK Optometrist of the Year 2018 at the Opticians Awards and Optometrist of the Year 2018 at the NHS Scottish Health Awards. The Morningside store was also awarded Technology Practice of the Year 2018, at the Opticians Awards.