Erik Robertstad is an optometrist and practice owner with more than 25 years of experience from his private practice in Tønsberg, Norway, which has grown to become one of the country’s largest optometric practices. His clinical interests include contact lens complications, multifocal and scleral lenses, myopia management, dry eye treatment, and visual challenges in children.
Alongside his clinical work, Erik is an external examiner and visiting lecturer at the University of South-Eastern Norway, where he contributes to teaching within dry eye, allergy, inflammation, and continuing education programmes. He’s also a frequent lecturer at optometric conferences across Scandinavia and Europe and continues to contribute to both professional and commercial committees within the optical industry.
Erik graduated from the School of Optometry & Vision Sciences at Cardiff University in 1996 and completed his pre-registration year at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where he later also worked as a sessional optometrist. His contributions to the profession have also been recognised with industry awards in Norway.
