Our Optometrists
SooJin Nam
B.Optom (UNSW), exec MBA (AGSM)
Special Interests: Behavioural optometry and myopia control
SooJin graduated with her B.Optom at UNSW in 1999 and is a member of the Optometrists Association Australia, the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists and the Orthokeratology Society of Australia.
SooJin is a clinic supervisor at the School of Optometry (UNSW). SooJin has a special interest in children's vision, myopia control and learning difficulties (in particular, the impact vision has on learning and concentration). She enjoys helping people to develop better vision in order to improve their ability to study, work and play!
SooJin participated in the Rotary Group Study Exchange to Indiana as part of the centenary team in 2004. SooJin was recently a volunteer Provision optometrist (in association with ICEE and RACS) for an eyecare service delivery trip to East Timor.
She has also previously been named Young Australian of the Year for community services rendered by her local Council.
Grace Wee
B.Optom (UNSW) M. Optom (UNSW)
Special Interests: Behavioural optometry
Grace has graduated with a Bachelor of Optometry (Hons) in 2005 and with a Master of Optometry in 2009. She has also travelled to London to complete her preceptorship in the Institute of Optometry.
From her Masters, Grace has developed a keen interest in Children's vision and Specialty contact lenses. Grace is also a current member of Optometrist Association Australia and the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists.
Mi Hae (Rachel) Kim
B. Optom, Oc ther (UOA)
Mi Hae completed her Optometry degree combined with her Ocular therapeutics qualification at the University of Auckland. She is qualified to practice and write prescriptions in Australia and is fluent in both English and Korean serving a wide patient base.
Rebecca Milston
B.Optom (UNSW)
Rebecca Milston graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2008 and is a member of the Optometrists Association of Australia.
In her final year of study Rebecca completed her preceptorship at the Omni Eye Care Clinic in New York City, an ophthalmology clinic specializing in ocular disease. Here she was given the opportunity to work with highly experienced specialists and was exposed to a wide range of ocular pathologies including advanced glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. She has also completed her Graduate Certificate of Ocular therapeutics which allows her to prescribe a range of eye medications.
