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UC Hospital Eyecare Project

A research study to improve vision care for stroke and fracture patients

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About the study

In this project, University of Canberra optometry staff and final year optometry students will provide eye and vision assessments (including low vision assessments)  to inpatients within the UC Hospital.

UC Optometry staff and students also provide these services, and more, at the UC Eye Clinic. All members of the public, from children, adolescents, adults, older adults, people with vision impairment, neurological vision issues are welcome to book an appointment at the UC Eye Clinic.


Project team

Principal investigators


Dr Philip Gaughwin
Rehabilitation Medicine, UC Hospital


Associate Professor Mei Ying Boon
Optometry, UC

Research assistant

Michelle Noronha
UC



Co-investigators


Dr Terry Ho
Optometry, UC


Dr Mark Feltham
Optometry, UC


Tina Jong
Optometry, UC


Associate Professor Itismita Mohanty
Faculty of Health, UC


Associate Professor Faran Sabeti
Optometry, UC


Dr Vicki Evans
Optometry, UC


Barb Bolton
UC Hospital


Dr Chih-Hung (Nelson) Kuo
Ophthalmologist, Canberra Hospital


Andrew Buttsworth
Stroke patient carer

Fourth year students


Serisha Naidoo (left) and Cindy Cao (right)

VARIS team


Left to right: Bella St Clair (World CafĂ© External Facilitator),  Mona Al-Sulaiman (Optometry student), Dayna Rixon (Optometry student), Dr Terry Ho (Optometrist and investigator),  Associate Professor Mei Ying Boon (Chief investigator), Michelle Noronha (Research assistant), Mitchell McEwan (Optometry student), Zoe Greenstein (Optometry student)

Learn more about CRRT

The Clinical Research of Rehabilitation and Translation group focuses on clinical research, rehabilitation and translation into practice. We harness research as a vehicle to improve clinical care and health outcomes for people in the Canberra region and around the world.

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Associate Professor Mei Ying Boon
Discipline Lead of Optometry, University of Canberra
02 6201 5249
meiying.boon@canberra.edu.au

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