Ms Farooq is an Optometrist who has acted as an Expert Witness for over three years. She has undertaken Bond Solon training and is instructed on Claimant cases relating to personal injury and clinical negligence. Ms Farooq has a balanced ratio of CN and PI work and is happy to opine on condition and prognosis, breach of duty, liability and causation. 

Cases relating to:

• Ocular conditions/deterioration and pathologies:
  – Defects in vision
  – Signs of injury
  – Disease of the eye
  – Abnormality
  – Problems with general health/tumours/neurological issues/high blood pressure/high cholesterol
• Refractive errors:
  – Near-sightedness (myopia)
  – Farsightedness (hyperopia)
  – Astigmatism
  – Glaucoma
  – Presbyopia (age-related loss of close-up focusing)
• Double vision (diplopia)
• Amblyopia (lazy eye)
• Colour blindness
• Macular degeneration
• Cataracts
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Dry eye
• Floaters

Ms Farooq’s appointment availability is 2 weeks and has a report turnaround time of 2-3 weeks.