

Keith Tempany
Branch Director & Contact Lens Optician
Keith has specialised in contact lenses for more than 30 years. Find out more about his experience and expertise.



Cliff Rees
Optometrist
Cliff retired from his own group of independent practices in the North East of England, moving south to be close to his grandchildren. Cliff is a graduate member of the British Psychology Society and worked in independent practice as a Behavioural Optometrist, specialising in children with difficulty acquiring literacy skills and the visual rehabilitation of adults who have suffered brain trauma. What little spare time Cliff has outside of his optometry and grandparent duties is given over to his lifetime studies of golf and bridge.

Eddy Yip
Dispensing Optician
Eddy joined Leightons in 2010 and shortly after became a Trainee Dispensing Optician. He prides himself on the experience he has gained at Leightons in dispensing spectacles and strives to provide the best advice on bespoke lenses to suit different visual needs. After qualifying, Eddy worked on our Pulse team, working in many of the our branches, before becoming settled at our Southampton branch and, in 2021, also joined our team in Poole as Assistant Manager Outside of work, he enjoys boxing training and is also a Game of Thrones fan.

Toby Baverstock
Trainee Dispensing Optician
Toby joined Leightons as an Optical & Hearing Assistant in August 2019 after transitioning into optics from the education industry. As a Trainee Dispensing Optician with an academic background, Toby operates at the cutting edge of current dispensing practice, with an enthusiastic ethos of precision and patient-centred care, in offering the best frame and lens solution for each individual. Toby divides his time between our branches in Poole and Southampton. Outside of work, Toby is involved in Scouting as a leader and also enjoys playing the viola with the Westbourne Orchestral Society, for which he is a trustee and Honorary Treasurer.