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Sally graduated as an optometrist with honours from QUT in 2004. Sally is a Wynnum local, and has worked at Clacher & Hook Optometrists since 2007. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics in 2011 through QUT, which enables her to prescribe medicated eye drops such as antibiotics to treat a range of eye infections and conditions. Sally also works in conjunction with many of the local General Practitioners and Ophthalmologists who refer their patients for diagnosis, management and monitoring. Sally enjoys practicing all aspects of optometry and goes about her work in a caring and empathetic way. She prides herself on providing comprehensive eye care in an unhurried and thorough manner, and always strives to communicate as clearly as possible to her patients. Sally and her husband welcomed baby Samuel to their family in 2016.

Julie graduated as an optometrist with Honours in 2002. Most of her practicing career has been across different stores in Brisbane incorporating all aspects of optometry. Throughout that time she has also gained experience by participating in regional clinics in Mt Isa and Doomadgee. In 2012 she completed her Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. In her spare time Julie enjoys spending time with her family and friends, travelling and playing the piano.

Sarah graduated from QUT with honours in 2006. She began her optometry career in Alice Springs where she worked in various roles including in indigenous eye care in remote communities. Here, Sarah developed an interest in helping people with eye diseases with a focus on diabetes-related eye conditions. She also worked as a locum optometrist in practices throughout Australia, gaining diverse experience in city and regional optometry practices. In 2008, Sarah moved to the UK and worked in the optometry department of Moorfields Eye Hospital where she gained further experience in eye diseases and helping patients with low vision. Sarah joined our practice in early 2014. She enjoys helping people of all ages both with their eye health and prescribing the latest in spectacle and contact lens technology. Sarah has a particular interest in children’s vision and has three young daughters of her own.

Sarah graduated as an optometrist from QUT in 2002. She gained valuable experience early in her career working as a locum optometrist in practices across Australia. Having found a love for travel, Sarah moved to Canada where she worked as a practice manager in Whistler for 12 months and enjoyed voluntary optometry work in remote villages in Papua New Guinea. Sarah returned home to work with a Brisbane Ophthalmologist specialising in anterior eye diseases, and at a laser clinic performing assessments for patient suitability for laser surgery. She completed her certificate in Ocular Therapeutics in 2011. Sarah joined the Clacher & Hook team in 2016. Away from Optometry she teaches Pilates and loves to travel.