The Eye Store was founded in 2000 by Sam and Kathy Silver. They saw an opportunity in Twickenham to open a family run independent opticians in the area offering excellent quality, care and value to customers.
Sam Silver has been in optics for over 35 years and has run a number of central London practices including ones in Harley Street, Kensington and St James’s. He specialises in all forms of contact lenses due to his experiences over the years at his various practices and from his work at the contact lens department at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Sam has fitted lenses for athletes for the Olympic Games and provided a number of special effect lenses for films and magazines. He has attended many courses, conferences and seminars on laser eye surgery, testing young children and corneal refractive therapy.
He graduated with a degree in optometry in 1969 from UMIST.