Arthur and Peg Deering

Arthur & Peg Deering

In 1936 Joseph "Arthur" Deering got the inside scoop from a Bromfield Street elevator man in Boston that there was a job opening at the optical company Bausch & Lomb. Who ever would have thought that that tip would lead to a lifelong career in the optical world? Bausch and Lomb’s position led to an apprentice optician position in 1937 working alongside optician Louis Gillis in Boston. Arthur retreated back into the corporate world once again in 1939 with American Optical. In 1940 he was made an AO manager. He was the youngest manager in AO’s history. World War II came and changed the world. After being turned down once, he finally joined the U.S. Navy Seabees where he was stationed in the South Pacific and the Philippines. After his Honorable Discharge he returned to American Optical in 1947. He was married to Margaret in 1948. In 1958 with his fifth child on the way, he left American Optical to spend the rest of his career as an optician at Winchester Optical, Inc. Margaret also was an optician and together they spent until 1981 crafting the finest eyewear in the industry. Their persistent dedication to quality and customer service is to this day the basic foundation that distinguishes Winchester Optical as one of the premier optical environments in the country. After a long retirement Arthur passed away in May of 2008.  He is survived by Peg who is doing very well, retired in Andover, MA.

John F. Deering, RDO, FCLSA

John F. Deering, RDO, FCLSA

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 and Advanced Certified by The National Contact Lens Examiners.

Professional Distinctions:

John achieved "Fellow" in the Contact Lens Society of America in 1990. This is the highest level of accomplishment in contact lenses. There are fewer than 200 Fellows in the United States.

He was awarded "Honored Fellow" in the Contact Lens Society of America in 1995. After serving many positions on a national level, he served as President of the Contact Lens Society of America in 1997-1999.

He is a recipient of Opticians Association of Massachusetts Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.  This award is given for dedication to opticianry and has been awarded fewer than ten times in the history of Massachusetts.   The same organization honored John with the Optician of the Year award in 2008 for "leadership and inspiration in advancing opticianry". 

Nationally, John was awarded the Beverly Myers Achievement Award for "outstanding service in the field of ophthalmic optics" by the National Academy of Opticians.  This prestigious award has been given by the Academy since 1951.

John believes teaching is the foundation of learning and he has lectured extensively to the ophthalmic industry. He is a certified instructor for both opticianry and contact lenses.  He was honored as presenter of the prestigious Theodore Obrig Lecture for ophthalmology at the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmology and also the Kevin Tuohy Lecture for the Contact Lens Society of America.  He is now teaching future opticians his craft at the Ben Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, MA.

J. Robert Wyman, RDO

J. Robert Wyman, RDO

Bob has worked with the Deering family so long that he is considered family! His apprenticeship began in 1983 at Winchester Optical and was licensed in the State of Massachusetts in 1990. He is nationally certified by the American Board of Opticianry and is a member of the Opticians Association of Massachusetts. He is a skilled craftsman and proud of the finest in eyewear.