Book with Paul Harvey Optometry - West Tamworth

Benjamin graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2015. He is originally from Sydney and along with working out of our Peel street and Shoppingworld branches, he travels to Manilla and practices out of the Health One there. Ben is passionate about understanding his patients’ needs and providing them with the best care possible. In particular, he is passionate about Children’s Vision and helping children reach their learning potential, and has an interest in Contact Lenses and detecting and managing Ocular Diseases. Ben enjoys working alongside other health professionals to provide the care for patients’ overall health and wellbeing.

Paul graduated from UNSW with honours in 1987 and practised in Wollongong and Muswellbrook before moving to Tamworth in 1989. His ongoing training has involved specialized study in Ocular diseases, Contact Lenses and Behavioural Optometry, which is an area of practice involving assessing the visual problems associated with classroom learning. Paul has completed his graduate certificate in ocular therapeutics and is now qualified to prescribe medications including antibiotics and glaucoma eye drops. He also trained at the Royal Hobart Hospital in the area of strabismus (eye turn) management. Paul participates in co-management with general practitioners and other health professionals to monitor the ocular health of patients. He is passionate about outreach work in the Solomon Islands where he is currently involved in both healthcare and building projects in the Anglican church in Malaita province.