Eye Health Centre of Western Australia

14/10/2025

Under the supervision of Dr. Hamed Niyazmand, Dr. Jeremiah Lim, and Associate Professor Khyber Alam, Lucie Anderson, a final year Doctor of Optometry student from UWA, presented research at the American Academy of Optometry 2025 conference in Boston. Their study highlights the potential role of retinal ON and OFF pathways in the early detection of glaucoma.

14/10/2025

24/08/2025

UWA Doctor of Optometry students contributed to the inaugural School of Health and Clinical Sciences interprofessional education (IPE) seminar on the 15th of August 2025 🩺👩‍⚕️💊Students worked on a collaborative care case for a patient with diabetes through case based discussion to appreciate holistic care models, private vs public, collective competence, communication channels and expectations, roles and responsibilities, costs, to achieve improved health outcomes together as high performing interdisciplinary teams 🤩🤝

12/08/2025

Last week, we had the privilege of recognising the achievements of our current Doctor of Optometry students and graduates at the School Prize Giving Night.

Congratulations to the award recipients. By celebrating academia, research, community, and leadership, we continue to build upon UWA’s culture that acknowledges and empowers students to achieve excellence.

Award recipients:
Abernethy Owens Optometrists Prize in Contact Lens Practice – Katina Steptoe
Fitzpatrick Prize for Academic Excellence in Optometry - Miranda Seng
OPSM Prize in Regional & Rural Practice – Katelyn Harris
Lions Eye Institute Prize in Optometry Research – Keith Tenedero
OPSM Myopia Management Prize – Samantha Chong
Specsavers Leadership Prize – Madison Lamb
Specsavers Second Year Prize for Excellence in Optometry - Keith Tenedero
Optometry Western Australia Future Leader Award – Olivia Stewart

Donors:
Thank you to Dr Glen Power from Lions Eye Institute, Mark Smith from Abernethy Owens Optometrists, Mario Basso and Louise Beerens from EssilorLuxottica, Eric Chen from Specsavers and Stephanie Bahler from Optometry Western Australia for their ongoing support.

We are excited for the future of our award recipients and hope to continue support their growth and endeavours to create positive impact through eye care and beyond.

12/08/2025

UWA Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences is pleased to partner with Paralympics Australia. We recently hosted the 2025 Vision Impairment Classifier training.

Optometrists Hannah Jackson and Jingyi Chen successfully completed training to become National Classifiers, enabling them to conduct classification of athletes at The Eye Health Centre of Western Australia (EHCWA).

12/08/2025

At the July 2025 graduation ceremonies, The University of Western Australia proudly conferred an Honorary Doctorate of the University upon Dr Margaret Therese O’Neill 🎓✨ Congratulations Dr Margie!

11/11/2024

The clinic is closed this week for exams. Our phone will be down for the week so please contact us via email instead. We will back to our normal hours on the 18th of November.

31/10/2024

Come join us to hear from world renowned ophthalmologist and founder of , Dr Nag Rao, who will be delivering a presentation on global change within healthcare.

This presentation is open to anyone who would like to learn about how they can make an impact on a local to global scale. Please register via the QR code. We look forward to seeing you on the 16th of December at 5:30pm at the Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre (UWA).

Event details:
Date: Monday, 16th of December 2024
Time: 5:30pm
Location: The University of Western Australia,
Wesfarmers Lecture Theatre, Crawley WA 6009

30/10/2024

It’s the last week of the student clinic for the year👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️! If you haven’t booked your comprehensive eye test at no out-of-pocket cost, now is your chance. You can book via our website (linked in bio). We have appointments available until the end of Saturday🗓️. The student clinic will be back next year on January 7th🎉. We look forward to seeing you!

**We still have appointments in our Specially Clinic this year till the 20th of December. Please contact reception via email to book with a clinician.

15/10/2024

Lucie Anderson, UWA Doctor of Optometry student, and Jingyi Chen, UWA Optometry academic and PhD Candidate, recently attended the 17th National Rural Health Conference hosted by the National Rural Health Alliance. Jingyi Chen presented on behalf of Jessica Rae, A/Prof Khyber Alam, and the Western NSW Eye Health Partnership, showcasing the collaboration between Aboriginal-led health services and local organisations to improve eye health outcomes in Western NSW.

Lucie Anderson described the conference as an extremely insightful experience that taught her about the challenges of rural health, and felt it was a great opportunity to learn about innovative proposed solutions. Lucie Anderson and Jingyi Chen extend their gratitude to Optometry Western Australia and Optometry Australia for their support in attending the conference.

10/10/2024

This World Sight Day, let's raise awareness and advocate for everyone to have access to the gift of sight. 🌍👀 Together, we can make a difference!

07/10/2024

Meet Hannah Jackson, the optometrist behind our Colour Vision Clinic 🌈👩‍⚕️ Book your colour vision test today by calling 📞 6488 7429 or email 📩 the team at info@ehcwa.com.au 👓