{"id":334,"date":"2025-11-20T13:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=334"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:07:51","slug":"neil-retallic","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/en\/speaker\/neil-retallic\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Retallic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neil Retallic\u00a0is an optometrist, educator, and researcher with experience across clinical practice, professional services, academia, and leadership roles in the UK and internationally. He currently works as Head of Optometry Development for one of the world\u2019s largest optical and audiology retail groups, Specsavers, and is an Assessor and Examiner for the College of Optometrists (UK).<\/p>\n

Neil is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Bradford (UK), focused on mental well-being within the optical profession, reflecting his commitment to the holistic development of eye care professionals.\nPreviously, he was the Global Professional Services Manager at Menicon, where he contributed to international education and contact lens innovation.<\/p>\n

Neil has been actively involved with various charities and professional organisations, including serving as President of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)\u00a0and supporting global eye care initiatives through his work with Vision Aid Overseas\u00a0and the Special Olympics.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":335,"template":"","class_list":["post-334","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nNeil Retallic - Eyedea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/en\/speaker\/neil-retallic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Neil Retallic - Eyedea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u039f Neil Retallic \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2, \u03b5\u03ba\u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03b7, \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u03b5\u03ba\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b7\u03b3\u03b5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u0397\u03bd\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03c2. \u03a3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c9\u03c2 Head of Optometry Development \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bf\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03bc\u03af\u03c9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd Specsavers, \u03b5\u03bd\u03ce \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 Assessor \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 Examiner \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf College […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/en\/speaker\/neil-retallic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eyedea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/welldone.com.gr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-20T11:07:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"258\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"258\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/speaker\/neil-retallic\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eyedea.gr\/speaker\/neil-retallic\/\",\"name\":\"Neil Retallic - 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