SPEC STATION

Spec Station is an Independent Optometric Practice that is part of the Optical Alliance group. It was opened in April 2000 by Ahmed Patel, who had acquired his Bachelor of Optometry degree in the year 1995. He is the son of Mr Hassen Patel, who was one of the first non-white Optometrists to qualify and practice as an Optometrist in Gauteng and possibly in South Africa. Mr Patel senior commenced practice as H. Patel Optometrist in 1963 in the suburb of Fordsburg on the Western fringe of Johannesburg City. He began offering Optometric services to members of any race group and the H.Patel name became synonymous with Optometry in many quarters of South Africa... Park Station was chosen due to its central location and was named Spec Station because of it's location inside of South Africa's largest and busiest transport node. Spec Station has been providing quality eye care and affordable eyewear for thousands of patients from different parts of Africa and abroad. We pride ourselves in..