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James qualified in Johannesburg in 1988 and brings valuable experience from practising in the United Kingdom and in his two practices in South Africa. He brought his young family to Australia in 1999 and was a keen competition squash and hockey player before turning more recently to the addictive world of cycling.

Wayne graduated from UNSW in 1992 and has been practising optometry in Canberra for over 22 years. He completed his ocular therapeutics training through the Australian College of Optometry in 2016 and has developed a strong interest in the treatment of eye diseases. Wayne is also passionate about dry eye therapy, contact lens fitting, myopia control in children and the co-management of glaucoma. Outside of Optometry, Wayne is a slightly obsessed distance runner, having completed many marathons and ultra-trails. He loves reading and is currently studying for a masters in creative writing.

Since graduating with a Bachelor of Optometry (UNSW) in 2008, Jenny has practised in regional NSW, Melbourne, Canberra, and in remote communities in WA. She has completed a Certificate of Ocular Therapeutics to prescribe eye medications, and a clinical Optometry Masters Degree (UNSW) with a focus on specialty contact lenses. She is passionate about keratoconus, myopia control, orthokeratology, and dry eye management. Outside the consulting room, Jenny enjoys growing food in her veggie garden, photography, and running after her two young children.

Kym initially qualified in South Africa in 1999 before moving to the United Kingdom where she furthered her qualifications in Independent Prescribing, Glaucoma, Medical Retina, and Paediatrics at Cardiff University, Wales, and Caledonian University, Scotland. Kym has worked as a Hospital Optometrist in Devon, England, and in private practice in Dunedin, New Zealand. She moved to Australia in 2017, settling into Canberra with her husband and animals.

After graduating from UNSW with first class Honours in 1999, Renita spent her first year in Perth’s Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital before returning to Canberra. She soon developed a keen interest in vision training and disease detection, and, after obtaining her therapeutic qualification in 2012, she is entitled to prescribe scheduled medications for the treatment of common eye conditions.

Margaret graduated from UNSW with Honours in 1994. She started out in private practice in Sydney before moving to Canberra in 2001, where she and her husband are raising their four sons, and enjoying a great work-life balance. Margaret enjoys working with children, and looks forward to extending her working hours as her young family grows up.