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ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Hospital.

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Optometry staff and students also provide these services, and more, at the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Eye Clinic.


Project team

Principal investigators


Dr Philip Gaughwin
Rehabilitation Medicine, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Hospital


Associate Professor Mei Ying Boon
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú

Research assistant

Michelle Noronha
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Co-investigators


Dr Terry Ho
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Dr Mark Feltham
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Tina Jong
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Associate Professor Itismita Mohanty
Faculty of Health, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Associate Professor Faran Sabeti
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Dr Vicki Evans
Optometry, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú


Barb Bolton
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú 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 Café 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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Contact us

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

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