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Charlie is a finalist!

We're very excited to announce that our very own Charlie Saccarelli is a finalist for IOA's 2025 International Optician of the Year!

This award highlights the outstanding contributions of opticians from around the globe who have demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, innovation, patient care, and professional leadership. The winner will be announced at SILMO Paris in September.

From the IOA Site

As well as being able to demonstrate that they are a qualified dispensing optician in the country where they practice, the winner of this award will display the following attributes:

  • Professionalism – the client is at the heart of their business and receives excellent care.
  • Excellent communication skills – both personally and via social media.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit – with solid business acumen highlighted through the success of their enterprise.
  • Innovation – within their business model / product offer / shop design.
  • Specialization – with a reputation in a specific branch of optics.
  • Creativity – both in the products they offer and the way they practice.
  • Engagement – with the profession, the community, charitable endeavors and industry.
  • Advocacy - championing the profession of dispensing.

"I’m excited to be nominated for this award a second time. It’s a testament to the various mentors who have been so generous with their time and wisdom, and to the team at Chadwick who work tirelessly to further our mission." - Charlie Saccarelli

Charlie-Saccarelli - InternationalOpticianoftheYearAward-Finalist

About Charlie

Charlie Saccarelli is a master optician and has lectured and led workshops internationally on homonymous hemianopsia, low vision and opticianry. He has contributed to optometry and ophthalmology textbooks as well as vision research journals. Since 2015, he has overseen the expansion of Chadwick Optical from 4 people and 2,500 square feet to 40 people and 30,000 square feet. He is an outspoken critic of the inefficiencies in the healthcare system, and has made it his company's mission to do what they can to make it better. This defiant stance echoes loud and clear in Chadwick Optical's slogan - "Let's Exceed the Standard of Care"