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Pauline received her undergraduate and Master’s degree from UNSW. Before joining CFEH, she practiced full-scope optometry in both rural and urban practices followed by 5 years working with the Brien Holden Vision Institute as a research optometrist. Following this she joined the CFEH team in which she held a Lead Clinician role. In 2022, Pauline was appointed clinic director of the Eye Health Centre of Western Australia and senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia (UWA) before returning to Sydney and CFEH in 2024 as Principal Optometrist. Pauline concurrently still holds a Senior Lecturer position at UWA.

As of 1st May 2025, CFEH will no longer be accepting new referrals, and existing patients will be reviewed and discharged over the following 6-12 months. An alternative is to utilise the CFEH Telehealth Service which will be operating until June 2026.

Helene received her Bachelor of Optometry and Vision Science from The University of New South Wales, receiving the Specsavers Prize for Excellence in Patient Management and the BOC Ophthalmic Instruments Prize.  She has worked in corporate optometric practices and has recently joined the Centre for Eye Health in 2022.  Helene is interested in giving affordable and accessible eye care to culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, especially in western Sydney.

Nicola graduated with a Master of Clinical Optometry and Bachelor of Science (Vision Science) from the University of New South Wales, where she received several university awards. Prior to joining CFEH, she worked in regional private practice and developed her interest in ocular disease management. She has a passion for improving patient health and visual outcomes, with a focus on early diagnosis, patient education and communication.

Tania completed her Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Clinical Optometry from The University of New South Wales. She works in both corporate optometric practice and the Centre for Eye Health. Through both these experiences, she has developed an interest in treating posterior ocular diseases and reducing preventable blindness in the community.

Nicole completed her Bachelor of Optometry and Bachelor of Science (Vis Sci) at the University of New South Wales. She has worked in full scope practice since graduating with particular interest in early detection and intervention of ocular pathology. She is also a clinical optometrist supervisor at the UNSW School of Optometry and finds the teaching and education of the newer generation extremely rewarding

Gordon is originally from Canada and was recruited to the Royal North Shore Hospital in 2001. He has 19 years experience working with NSW Health as an epidemiologist across all areas of medicine.

We are a referral-only centre. To make an appointment you first need to be referred by your healthcare provider.

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