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About Us

History

Established in 1960 by David Rutherford and his wife Christine, Rutherford Eyecare are independent optometrists with four branches in key locations on the Isle of Wight, Newport, Lake, Ventnor and Freshwater.

Services

Providing a full eye examination with a personal approach, visual field tests, a vast variety of spectacles and contact lens services.   


With dedicated team of optometrists we pride ourselves in taking a personal approach to each patient and providing an extensive service to meet each individual patients needs.

Rutherford Eyecare Partners

Andrew Rutherford

Andrew Rutherford

Andrew Rutherford

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Andrew studied at Aston University in Birmingham. He then worked with his father David when they had the two practices in Newport and Ventnor.

Andrew works in all four branches now, and in the community carrying out domiciliary eye examinations in the home.


Andrew is available at:

Mon - Lake

Tue - Ventnor

Wed - Ventnor

Thurs - Newport

Fri - Freshwater

Sat - Ventnor/Lake on alternate weekends

Alan Rutherford

Andrew Rutherford

Andrew Rutherford

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After completing an Engineering degree, Alan worked in the lab surfacing spectacle lenses and glazing them into frames.

He started working in the practices around 1998 and, after completing the college course, qualified as a Dispensing Optician in 2001.

Alan’s many years of working in the lab have given him an extensive knowledge of lenses and their workings.


Alan is available at Newport throughout the week.

Lee Pollard

Stephen Rowley

Stephen Rowley

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Lee studied at City University in London and qualified in 2001 after doing his pre-registration year partly in Portsmouth, and finishing off at Rutherford’s.  He has worked at Rutherford’s ever since and became a partner in 2004.


Lee is available at:

Mon - Newport

Tue - Freshwater

Wed - Newport

Thurs - Off

Fri - Newport

Sat - Newport

Stephen Rowley

Stephen Rowley

Stephen Rowley

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Stephen studied at City University in London where he qualified in 1980. He then worked a pre-registration year with David until 1988 when he went to Sevenoaks until 2001 where he had a partnership.

Stephen returned to Island 2001 to settle with his family


Steve is available at:

Mon - Freshwater

Tue - Off 

Wed - Newport

Thurs - Ventnor

Fri - Lake

Sat - Newport

Locations

Newport

Newport

Newport

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Newport  67 High Street Newport PO30 1BA


Tel: 01983 524629


Business Hours:

Mon - 9.00am till 5:30pm

Tue - 9.00am till 5.30pm

Wed - 9.00am till 5.30pm

Thurs - 9.00am till 5.30pm

Fri - 9.00am till 5.30pm

Sat - 9am till 1pm

Lake

Newport

Newport

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Lake  19 Sandown Road, Sandown PO36 9JL


Tel: 01983 407740


Business Hours:

Mon -  9.00am till 1.00pm | 1.30pm till 5.30pm

Tue - 9.00am till 1.00pm | 1.30pm till 5.00pm

Wed - Closed

Thurs - 9.00am till 1.00pm | 1.30pm till 5.00pm

Fri - 9.00am till 1.00pm | 1.30pm till 5.30pm

Sat - 9.00am till 1.00pm 

Ventnor

Freshwater

Freshwater

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Ventnor  36 High Street Ventnor  PO38 1RZ


Tel: 01983 852996


Business Hours: 

Mon - Closed

Tue - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5:30pm

Wed -  9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.00pm

Thurs - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.30pm

Fri - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.00pm

Sat - 9am till 1pm

Freshwater

Freshwater

Freshwater

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Freshwater  3 Moa Place, Freshwater  PO40 9DS


Tel: 01983 753532


Business Hours:

Mon - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.30pm 

Tue - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.00pm

Wed - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.30pm

Thurs - 9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.00pm

Fri -  9.00am till 1.15pm | 1.45pm till 5.30pm

Sat - Closed