Dr. Neil Macali, Optometrist
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Neil Macali, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston School of Optometry in 1989 and founded Macali Eye Clinic in 1990. He received his Master of Business Administration in Finance from Rockhurst College and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Florida.
Dr. Macali’s interest in becoming an optometrist came as a result of having a close family member who was also an optometrist. He very much enjoys helping people, and he derives great satisfaction from improving the lives of his patients through better vision and better health. He specializes in hard-to-fit contact lens cases, CRT lenses, dry eye treatment, and glaucoma treatment. Dr. Macali is a member of the American Optometric Association, the Florida Optometric Association, the Central Florida Optometric Association, and the Winter Garden Rotary Club. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Macali enjoys gardening, horticulture/propagation, reading, music, and playing piano. He also likes to travel and watch movies. |
Dr. Cathy Borgeson Pickering, Optometrist
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Catherine Pickering, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2015 and earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology cum laude from Christopher Newport University. Her special fields of interest include contact lenses and myopia control.
Dr. Pickering pursued a career in optometry as a result of her grandmother who went blind. Becoming an optometrist gives her the opportunity to help people like her grandmother. She gets particular enjoyment from helping her patients obtain their best vision possible. When Dr. Pickering is not treating patients, she enjoys spending time with her husband and playing with their daughter. Several of her hobbies include volunteering, bike riding, baking, and doing crafts. |
Dr. natalia noble, optometrist
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Natalia Noble, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry in 2014 from Nova Southeastern University, where she also earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Science in Vision Science in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Her special fields of interest include specialty contacts and treating ocular disease.
Dr. Noble became an optometrist because it provides her the best opportunity to help diagnose patient conditions as early as possible to preserve and maximize their vision. She especially enjoys interacting with her patients and making a difference in their lives. When she is not treating patients, Dr. Noble enjoys spending time with her family and experiencing nature. She also has interests in genealogy, music, and practicing yoga. |
Jerome Vernet, Office Manager
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Jerome has been our Office Manager for over 20 years with a career history at the Macali Eye Clinic over 21 years.
Originally from Paris, France; Jerome is fluent in both English and French. In addition to his daily duties as the Office Manager, he enjoys helping our patients in styling them with the many eye glass choices we offer here at Macali Eye Clinic. In his spare time, Jerome enjoys cooking, entertaining, traveling, art & antique collecting. |
RACHAEL SANCHEZ, FRONT DESK MANAGER
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Rachael is our front desk manager! She has been a part of our family at Macali eye clinic for over four years. She started out as a technician for her first year, then moved to front desk and also became our contact specialist. She is now our front desk manager! She loves getting to know people and always goes above and beyond to make sure our patients are happy.
During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and her baby boy. |
MARAY SUAREZ, LAB MANAGER
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Maray has been with our family for over 2 years. She is our wonderful lab manager who can help you find the perfect frames for you and your family! Maray will always put a smile on your face, guaranteed!
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Joycelyn Zahir, INSURANCE SPECIALIST
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Joycelyn has o ver 9 years of customer service experience at the Macali Eye Clinic. She is one of the smiling faces you will meet at our office, and enjoys interacting with patients, making appointments that work best with our patient's schedule and answering any insurance or billing questions.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband and daughter. |
Carlos Campos, luxury frame stylist
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Carlos has been at the Macali Eye Clinic for over 5 years, finding his new profession on land, as he had previously worked for Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line for over 6 years. He has had the opportunity to travel the world, expanding his extensive experience in customer service in different cultures and nationalities. Carlos started out as one of our technicians and moved into lab over in our optical department. Carlos is one of those smiling faces that always brings joy in our office!
Originally from Brazil, Carlos has lived in the Orlando area since July 2016, and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. |
ORLANDO LORENZO, LUXURY FRAME STYLIST
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Orlando joined the Macali family in for over a year. You can find him in our lab over in the optical department and can help you find the frames fitted for you! |
Victor contreras, luxURY FRAME STYLIST
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Victor has been with our family for a year. He came from 5 years of management at Luxottica, extensive product, Customer service for 8 years and recently moved back here to Winter Garden after living in Ft. Lauderdale for 5 years. During his free time, he loves spending time with his friends and family, taking beach trips, brunch, kayaking, music festivals and traveling! Victor is fluent in Spanish and English. He can help you style you in the perfect pair of glasses or two!! |
Pamela murphy, luxUry frame stylist
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Pam has been with the Macali Eye Clinic for over a year and we are so happy to have her! She is in our lab over in the optical department ready to help you find the frames perfect for you!
Pam has been working in the optical field for more than 40 years, Pam is the ultimate eyeglass connoisseur. Recently relocated to Florida from Massachusetts, she's looking forward to her glasses fogging up from humidity rather than icing over from a snowstorm. In her spare time, Pam enjoys spending time with family and grandchildren especially in DisneyWorld. |
ROBERT MAPHAR, LUXARY FRAME STYLIST
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Robert has been with the Macali team for over 2 years. He has over 30 years of optical experience. He is in our optical department and cuts and edge your lenses for you!
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WINNIE THEODORE, FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST
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Winnie loves being a part of the Macali Eye Clinic team and has been with us since January 2020, Winnie started out as one of our technicians and became our contact specialist. Winnie is now apart of our front desk team and helps with any questions you may have about your contacts. She enjoys making anyone she meets leave the office with a smile!
Winnie Theodore is Winter Garden native currently working on getting her Bachelors degree in Kinesiology. Winnie has worked in the customer service industry for 3 years. Her hobbies include, shopping, fashion, and learning new things. |
Brandon boom, lead optometric technician
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Brandon joined the Macali team in 2021. Born and raised in Washington Heights, NYC. He enjoys going to the gym, making others laugh, day trading, and music.
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Chris Santiago, OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN
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This is Christopher, he quickly become a part of our family and we love having him apart of our team for over a year. He is one of our amazing technicians who always brings a smile in our office. He enjoys working at Macali eye Clinic because it gives him the satisfaction of seeing people leave with a smile.
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