Winchester Optical

Specialties

Our family owned and operated store specializes in finely crafted eyeglasses, contact lens fitting and eye exams.

History

Established in 1958.

In 1958, Arthur Deering left an already long career in the optical industry to open his own optical shop in Winchester, MA. His wife Margaret, also an optician, joined him in running their store and setting a standard for some of the finest eyewear in the industry.

In 1981 Arthur and Peg retired leaving their son John to carry on the tradition of well-​crafted eyewear. Since then John has not only upheld the standards set by his father, but has built his own contact lens practice. He has become one of the most recognized contact lens fitting opticians in Massachusetts and across the country.

In 2009 the Deering family welcomed its third generation, and first doctor, to Winchester Optical. Joseph Deering graduated from the New England College of Optometry and provides primary and pediatric eye care to patients of all ages. The office is able to provide exceptional eye care, eyeglasses and contact lenses to all of its patients.

Meet the Business Owner

John D.

Business Owner

John Deering is President and owner of Winchester Optical, Inc. John’s introduction into opticianry began as a young boy when Arthur Deering would bring home eyeglass frames to be assembled. John began his apprenticeship under Arthur in 1973.

John was Massachusetts licensed in both opticianry and contact lenses in 1978. He is certified by the American Board of Opticianry, Advanced Certified by The National Contact Lens Examiners and an Honored Fellow in the Contact Lens Society of America.

To this day he is still fitting contact lenses and making spectacles while along the way being awarded the Lifetime Achievement award in 1998 and the Optician of the Year award in 2008 by the Optician Association of Massachusetts. John is also a teacher of his craft. Presenting the prestigious Theodore Obrig Lecture for ophthalmology and the Kevin Tuohy Lecture for the CLSA. He is also now teaching future opticians his craft at the Ben Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.