Practices
Allegro Optical Greenfield, Saddleworth
It is our pleasure to welcome clients old and new, to our boutique opticians practice in the heart of Greenfield, in Saddleworth.
Housed in the new Greenfield Centre, we aim to provide a welcoming atmosphere with our friendly staff who pride themselves on giving a warm and friendly greeting. Just as in Meltham and Marsden, the Greenfield team will go that extra mile to provide a professional, ethical and affordable eye care service.
While we love providing general optical services to the local community, we are also a Specialist Optometry practice. As the national leader in Performing Arts Eye Care and optical correction for Musicians, Presenters, and Media Professionals, we take pride in our status as a national leader.
In addition to all general and specialist optometry services we also provide a full hearing care service. Our registered and qualified hearing care professionals offer hearing tests, fit hearing aids and remove ear wax by both micro-suction and irrigation.
Our branch features:
- On-site parking and permitted overspill car parking in the Tesco Car Park
- A welcoming reception and waiting area
- Comfortable practice rooms
- Welcoming reception and waiting area
- Colour analysis and eyewear Styling
- Hand Made Jewellery from local craftspeople
- A large range of ethical and environmentally friendly frames
- New chic fashion ranges of gorgeous boutique designs
- Advanced Optometry including;
- 3D Optical Coherence Tomography Scanner (3D OCT)
- Visual Stress Analysis and Colorimetry
- E-Scoop Examinations to help manage symptoms of AMD
At Allegro Optical we stand apart from our competitors, because of our people. We strive to be the best in all we do, ensuring that our patients receive the very highest levels of eye-care at a sensible price.
Allegro Optical Greenfield, Saddleworth
Unit 1 The Greenfield Centre, Wellington Rd, Greenfield OL3 7AJ
Call 01457 353100
Opening times
Monday – Friday 9:00 – 17:30
Saturday 9:00 – 17:00
Free on-site parking.
Our professional team includes;
Sara
Resident Optometrist Sara graduated in 1999 and lives locally in Uppermill. She always strives to ensure a good balance between excellent clinical care and honest advice. Sara provides all our clients with a fantastic, consistent service.
Because our clients love Sara’s gentle and relaxed manner she is developing a very loyal following.
Sara is registered with:
- General Optical Council (GOC)
- Association of Optometrists (AOP)
- Ophthalmic Performers list OPL
- National Health Service (NHS)
- British Association of Performing Arts Medicine Registered Practitioner (Bapam)
Liz
With 12 years experience in Optometry Elizabeth has gained higher professional qualifications in Minor Eye Conditions and has a Certificate in Glaucoma from The College of Optometrists. Elizabeth enjoys talking to her clients about their lifestyle and how that relates to their eyewear needs. She is currently working towards her BAPAM registration
In her spare time Elizabeth loves to make music and is a talented Pianist and Clarinetist. She has taken advanced clarinet lessons at the Royal Northern College of Music. She was Principal Clarinettist in the University of Bradford Symphony Orchestra and a member of the City of Hull Youth Symphonic Windband before going to university. Previously Elizabeth and her husband were part of a band that played for events and weddings.
In her spare time Elizabeth enjoys swimming, Pilates, aerobic style exercise to keep fit, and gardening.
Elizabeth is registered with:
- General Optical Council (GOC)
- Association of Optometrists (AOP)
- Ophthalmic Performers list OPL
- National Health Service (NHS)
Abigayle
Dispensing Optician / Training Manager
Sheryl’s oldest daughter, Abi, has quickly built a reputation as a Dispensing and Optical Practice Manager.
Abi puts a lot of effort into providing excellent customer service and outstanding Ophthalmic Dispensing. A Dispensing Optician in her own right, she has earned many accolades while learning her craft. Just like her Mum, Abi has extensive knowledge of ophthalmic lens design.
With a commitment to keeping Allegro Optical on top of the latest lens and material developments, Abi enables the company to always have the most up-to-date product knowledge.
Stephen
Dispensing Optician of the year 2006
Stephen recently joined the team in Greenfield from Manchester Eye Hospital
Stephen has 40 years of experience and prior to moving to Allegro Optical, he was previously the senior dispensing optician at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. Stephen was registered with The General Optical Council as an optician in 1981, choosing the profession because it was ‘people-based, science-based and medical-based all at the same time’.
An experienced speaker on low vision and paediatric dispensing Stephen is an active member of The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) its low vision committee, a low vision tutor and a practical examiner for ABDO in the North West. Stephen is also a volunteer dispensing optician for the Commonwealth Games 2022 providing eye healthcare to the athletes and team officials as part of its three polyclinics.
Claire
Dispensing Optician
“Local girl” Claire is both a Dispensing Optician and lab technician and she brings a wealth of experience to the team.
With a fantastic eye for fashion, Claire is the “go to” woman for frame advice. With her encyclopaedic knowledge of lens types, she is able to advise on all kinds of vision correction. In her spare time, Claire loves to play tennis and is partial to stand up comedy shows.
Charlene
Clinical Support / Administrator
Charlene has extensive experience in hearing care administration and is now applying her skills to optics. She always does her best to ensure our client’s journey of care in our practices are as smooth as possible. Charlene will always take the time to answer your questions, with a smile.
James
Clinical Support Technician & Trainee Manager
James came to Allegro Optical through his musical connections. He is a very talented young Euphonium player and currently plays with the Championship Section Oldham Lees Brass Band. James performs an essential role in practice, in fact, he is the glue that holds it all together. He supports the clinical team and makes sure that everything runs smoothly. He is always available to assist patients in any way he can and he always goes that extra mile.
Ferzana
Hearing Aid Audiologist (HAA)
Following a career in victim support Ferzana wanted a change of career and followed her sister into Audiology. Six years on and Ferzana loves her job, she says it is the perfect balance between clinical and social. Ferzana dreams of safari holidays in places such as Kenya or Tanzania and she would love the opportunity to turn back time and have a chat with Nelson Mandela.
Harriet
Hearing Care Nurse
Harriet first qualified in Adult Nursing from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2008. She started her nursing life in a Community role in Chadderton, Oldham developing her clinical skills (including ear wax removal) whilst also fostering a caring and compassionate approach.
Harriet has since had a small brood of 3 children which saw her want to change her work and life balance to set up Open Ears in September 2021. Harriet attended further training at Rotherham Ear Care Centre in both manual ear wax removal as well as irrigation and microsuction techniques.
Oddly Harriet loves seeing all the wax coming out of customers’ ears and knowing that she has an impact on their improved hearing.
Trust the professionals
Our team of professionals will answer any questions you have and you’ll never feel rushed. Our staff know that buying glasses can be a big decision, so we want to help you get it right. Our team are experts in finding the perfect pair of glasses or hearing aids to suit you and we offer a wide range of styles from the contemporary to the more traditional. All at prices that will suit all pockets.
It’s what we do
It’s our job to care for you by making sure that you are completely happy with every aspect of your visit. From booking your appointment, throughout your eye test, when choosing and collecting your new glasses and on any return visit we want you to be completely happy.
We believe that our service shouldn’t end when you collect your new spectacles. We are always around to offer exceptional care and advice as and when you need us.
For more information or to book your next test, simply call our friendly team of experts at Allegro Optical on 01457 353100
We are available for appointments throughout the week.
