SCENE + HEARD: Discover Eyedvice: Stephanie Doherty Opens Up Her World of Special Effects Contact Lenses By Staff Friday, April 5, 2019 5:30 PM Stephanie Doherty is a London-based optometrist whose main focus is special effects contact lenses. Doherty graduated from Cardiff University Wales in the summer of 2013, and went on to complete her pre-registration year, which in the U.K., means you work under a practicing optometrist for one year before taking the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and registering with the college of optometrists. In addition to standard optometry, Doherty wanted to incorporate her creative side with her optometry. Her love for making costumes for themed parties sparked her interest in special effects (sfx) contact lenses. With so many unsafe and cheap online lenses available, Doherty decided to research safe alternatives. This led her to become involved in the makeup and film industry and launched her career as an sfx lenses optometrist. Read More.