About the Practice

36 Fore Street
Chard
Somerset TA20 1PT

Tel: 01460 677 71

Resident Optometrists, Ben Williams and Simon Frackiewicz welcome you to their practice in Chard in Somerset.

Since becoming partners with the group in May 2005, they have worked hard to build a reputation for providing high quality eye care in a relaxed and friendly environment.

Simon Frackiewicz MCOptom BSc(Hons)Optom BSc(Hons)Orthop Optometrist/Orthoptist - Simon graduated from Liverpool University with a BSc(Hons) degree in Orthoptics, and worked in the eye department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. He then returned to City University in London to study Optometry, graduating with BSc(Hons) and after completing his pre-registration year in Southampton, became a Member of the College of Optometrists. Simon has also worked as an Optometrist in the Hospital Eye Service and more recently has travelled to Africa to undertake eye examinations in rural communities in Kenya with a local charity.

Ben Williams MCOptom BSc(Hons)Optom BMedSci(Hons)Orthop - Ben graduated from Sheffield University with BMedSci (Hons) in Orthoptics and worked in the Eye Departments of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and Prince of Wales Eye Unit in Windsor. He returned to City University in London to study Optometry, graduating with BSc (Hons), and completed his pre-registration training in Surrey and Middlesex prior to becoming a member of the College of Optometrists. Ben has also worked as an Optometrist in the Hospital Eye Service and has successfully supervised a number of student Optometrists through their pre-registration training.