Specialist Eye Care · Cyprus
Optometrist & Orthoptist with over 25 years of experience. Specialist in children's eye care, vision therapy, orthoptics and low vision rehabilitation.
Founder of the first specialised children's eye care & low vision centre in Cyprus
Maria Theocharides is an Optometrist and Orthoptist based in Nicosia, Cyprus, with over 25 years of clinical experience. She holds a BSc in Orthoptics from the University of Liverpool and a BSc in Optometry & Visual Science from City University London, two distinct UK qualifications that give her a uniquely comprehensive perspective on eye care.
She founded the first specialised children's eye care and low vision centre in Cyprus, and serves as Head of Eye Care at Nakis Theocharides Opticals, a family business with over 50 years of history across Cyprus. She also operates as the official Cyprus distributor of Optelec/Vispero low vision devices.
BSc Orthoptics · University of Liverpool, UK
BSc Optometry & Visual Science · City University London, UK
Over 25 years of specialist clinical practice in Cyprus
College of Optometrists UK · Member (reinstating)
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Winner of the Naylor Prize for Best Thesis from all UK Optometric Universities: 'Is it worth treating amblyopia?'
Naylor Prize · UK Optometric Universities
Winner of the City University and Association of Optometrists Prize for Best Dissertation.
City University London · Association of Optometrists
Winner of the Pre-Registration Student Award.
Institute of Optometry · London, UK
From children's functional eye testing to advanced low vision rehabilitation, a comprehensive range of specialist eye care services.
Comprehensive assessment of visual function in children, including amblyopia detection, colour vision, binocular vision, developmental visual skills, and management of dysfunctions with correct glasses, prisms, or exercises. Includes myopia management with specialised lenses.
Specialist assessment of visual function for adults, including patients with double vision and professionals with high visual demands. Attention is given to the prescription of high quality individual lenses and personal care.
Expert management of strabismus (squint), amblyopia (lazy eye), and binocular vision disorders. Evidence-based assessment and treatment plans for children and adults.
Personalised vision therapy programmes to improve visual processing, convergence, accommodation, and eye-brain coordination. Beneficial for children with reading difficulties and adults with visual fatigue.
Specialist low vision assessment and rehabilitation for patients with permanent sight loss. Includes prescription of optical and electronic aids.
Vision screenings at schools and nurseries across Cyprus, and home visit assessments for patients with reduced mobility.
Vision therapy is a supervised, personalised programme of visual activities designed to correct vision problems and improve how the eyes and brain work together. Unlike glasses or contact lenses, vision therapy addresses the underlying cause, not just the symptom.
Convergence insufficiency and eye teaming disorders
Accommodative disorders affecting focus and stamina
Visual processing difficulties contributing to learning problems
Post-concussion visual rehabilitation
Sports vision enhancement
Restoring independence and quality of life for patients with permanent sight loss, through specialist assessment, optical aids, and personalised training.
Detailed evaluation of remaining vision and how it can be maximised for reading, mobility and daily living.
Prescription and training in magnifiers, telescopes, filters and electronic aids matched to each patient's goals.
Personalised strategies for eccentric viewing, lighting, contrast and independent living skills.
Assessment and provision of leading low vision technology, including electronic magnification and adaptive optical systems.
“Maria found the cause of my son's reading difficulties when no one else could. The vision therapy changed everything for him at school.”
“After my macular degeneration diagnosis I thought reading was over. The low vision aids and training gave me back my independence.”
“Thorough, patient and genuinely caring. Maria explains everything clearly and you feel you are in expert hands from the first minute.”
Education is central to how I practise. I believe this knowledge belongs to everyone, so that all professionals, and people themselves, can understand vision and use it to help others.
I deliver lectures and workshops on neuro-optometry, vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation to fellow clinicians, nurses and the wider community, a field I am committed to growing in Cyprus.
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Call or email to arrange a consultation. I see patients at two locations across Cyprus.
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