Ocuco New Group Clinical Director

Online, April 26, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Ocuco announces that Victor Scrooby has joined the organisation as Group Clinical Director. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Victor will also have general management responsibility for Ocuco in the Asia Pacific region.

Victor Scrooby brings extensive experience to the organisation. "I am humbled by this opportunity to infuse some of my wide and varied optometric experience into a software application which will impact so many patients."

Victor qualified as an Optometrist in 1995 in South Africa with a BSc (Hons) Optometry and Mc Optom. Victor practised in South Africa with Eagle Vision and in private practice. He moved to the UK in 1998 where he worked with Opticians such as David Clulow and D&A before setting up the UK Classic Eyes chain which has stores in the UK and South Africa.

Victor began his relationship with Ocuco over 10 years ago while in the UK, when his was one of the first companies to purchase the Acuitas product. He relocated to Australia to join Big W Vision, a full service optometry chain before becoming a partner in the one of the busiest Specsavers stores in Australia.

A Sports Vision Optometrist, Victor was a consultant for the Great Britain Target Shooting Federation and worked with the British Olympic shooting team. He also has a keen interest in Childrens Vision and has given his time over the past 12 years to help children with reading problems.

Leo Mac Canna, CEO of Ocuco says "Victor is a great addition to Ocuco, providing both a clinical face for Ocuco, and deep commercial experience having run his own independent practices and chain franchise. He will enhance our ability to put ourselves in our customers' shoes and produce great clinical and commercial software."