Jones & Jones Optometrists

Jones & Jones is a family run independent optometrist practice in Barry in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan.

We pride ourselves on clinical excellence, whilst providing high quality eyewear at very competitive prices.

All our optometrists are highly skilled and experienced, qualified to doctorate level and have a background in clinical research, teaching and hospital practice. This enables us to deliver a very high standard of eyecare that is tailored to your individual needs.

Dr Adrian Jones;
Graduated with honors from the School of Optometry and Vision Science at Cardiff University in 1997. He subsequently completed his pre-registration year by passing all 10 professional exams at the first attempt. After spending 6 months in private practice he returned to Cardiff University where he completed a 4 year research post investigating new diagnostic procedures in glaucoma, gaining a PhD in the process. During his time as a post graduate he spent much of his time teaching clinical skills to the undergraduate students.

While he was a postgraduate student he locumed for most of the well known chains as well as many small independent practices in South Wales and South West England. He also worked part time in the refractive surgery industry which has given me invaluable knowledge and experience of refractive surgery procedures and their management, such as PRK and LASIK.

He has spent the nine years working as the lead specialist optometrist at Cardiff Eye Unit at the University Hospital of Wales. He also spent four years at Bristol Eye Hospital mainly in the specialist glaucoma clinics as well as two years working in the specialist contact lens and paediatric clinic at Bristol Eye Hospital managing patients with conditions that require complex contact lenses, such as keratoconus, as well as children with squints and lazy eyes. This has given him an in depth knowledge of diagnosing and managing glaucoma as well as many other eye conditions.

He has provided expert opinion in malpractice cases. He was previously part of the Glaucoma Expert Working Group that advices the Welsh Assembly Government on national eyecare issues. He has been a visiting lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at Cardiff University and is also an assessor for the WEHE /PEARS accreditation.

More recently he was one of the first 30 optometrists in the UK to have completed the specialist training and qualification in therapeutics and register as an independent prescriber. This gives him access to a much wider range of medications than normal optometrists, allowing him to diagnose and manage more complex eye disease. Currently he is one of only a handful of optometrists in Wales that holds this qualification. He also holds a higher qualification in glaucoma diagnosis and management. Currently, he sits on the College of Optometrists Independent Prescribing Standards Committee.

Dr Natalie Jones:
In 1997 she graduated from Cardiff University with a first class honours degree in Optometry, following that she passed her pre-registration year exams at the first attempt. She then completed a four year PhD in Optometry and Vision Science specialising in corneal genetic research. During this time at the University she was involved in supervising the student refraction clinics.

Since then she has worked as a locum Optometrist in many of the major multiple retail businesses and then took on a full time role with a major supermarket Opticians. This has given her a wider clinical experience in all aspects of eyecare.

She am a member of the College of Optometrists and accredited on the Welsh Eye Care Initiative to diagnose and manage acute eye problems under the PEARS and WEHE schemes.