Our optometry team loved mentoring you, Jerry, and we’re excited about our offerings now and in the future too. Thank you for your kind words, and best wishes!
Trimester 2 has been full of new experiences and memories that I will cherish for my optometry journey and beyond. I’d like to thank Eric Cheng for giving me a tour of his hobby clinic WA Eye Care, which focuses on myopia control, fitting orthokeratology lenses, keratoconus and binocular vision disorders. Eric provided thorough demo’s of how each equipment works and I wish him all the best with his hobby clinic. I’d like to thank Nisha, Mike, Derek Fails and Kris for all their mentorship at OPSM Halls Head. Over my six weeks here, I tested over 60 patients and witnessed rare conditions such as Retinitis Pigmentosa. It was lovely to be reunited with Kate Brasic at the OD3 Specsavers Dinner between rotation one and two. Kate organised a wonderful dinner at The Stables Bar and it was lovely catching up with familiar faces. I’d like to thank Justine Challender for extending a warm welcome to students’ to attend Alcon’s South West product launch of their new monthly contact lens. A huge congratulations to Justine and her team! I’d like to thank Mark and Kallen Williams at Specsavers Eaton for all their mentorship, along with Phil at Bunbury And Busselton Eye Doctors. You guys have really sold me the rural lifestyle and I hope it’s something I can experience in my career. I’d like to thank Wilfred T. and Norman Brandon for their mentorship at South West Aboriginal Medical Service (SWAMS). Optometry within SWAMS is a wonderful initiative and I can’t wait to see the clinic modernise through it’s ZEISS Vision fit out in the future. Finally, I’d like to thank Yolanda and Mario Basso for providing an opportunity to be involved in the Perth clinics run by OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation. The five day clinic in collaboration with The Salvation Army Australia conducted eye tests on 580 patients and 567 pairs of glasses were issued. It was a highly rewarding experience to utilise my skill set to serve local Perth communities. I’d like to give a massive shoutout to the fellow OD2 students’ (Ruby Horn, David Zhou, Benjamin Anderson, Emily Martin, Dana Ghosheh, Theresa Joji and Najma Abdullahi) who graciously volunteered their time in their break, testing public patients’ for the very first time.
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