OPTICAL IN SIGHT - Key Persons

Elise Lam joined the practice in 2012. She has various experiences in both rural and metro optometric practices. Elise was working alongside eye health professionals and other health providers in Fiji as part of her training before she graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2009. She loved the challenges and opportunities present in rural practices. She has extensive experiences in managing complex pathology in ocular diseases. Elise has special interest in ocular pathologies as well as myopia management with ongoing increased rate of myopia (shortsightedness) in recent years. She also enjoys outdoor time with her fur baby and family, she enjoys hiking and nature.

Lee Fu joined our clinic in 2022. Graduating from the University of Melbourne in 2008 with therapeutic endorsement, Lee also spent time with Indiana University's optometry program as part of his training. Lee initially started his career in a private practice rural Victoria setting before returning to metropolitan Melbourne and interstate. He has experience and passion in ocular disease and pathology management, advanced contact lens and paediatrics, which includes myopia control and orthokeratology. Out of work Lee enjoys basketball, tennis and spending quality time with loved ones. His languages spoken include Chinese mandarin, cantonese and basic Spanish.

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• Our Principal Optometrist

Our principal optometrist, Sonya Wijaya, has over fifteen years of experience in optometry, examining eyes and providing solutions to eye problems. Sonya started working in optics in 2004 while doing her final two years in her optometry degree. She graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2006 with therapeutic endorsement. , has over fifteen years of experience in optometry, examining eyes and providing solutions to eye problems. Sonya started working in optics in 2004 while doing her final two years in her optometry degree. She graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2006 with therapeutic endorsement.
Sonya was working alongside leading researchers and clinicians in the field at the State University of New York as part of her clinical placement. She was working in regional Victoria and South Australia for two years to challenge herself in understanding complex ocular pathologies. In 2009, Sonya obtained Optical In Sight Donvale and dedicated herself to providing eye care consistently in one practice. She is very proactive in providing the highest level of eye care, and contributes to the community and profession.
She also developed a special interest in children's optometry services and specialized myopia management including Ortho-K lenses as she loves working with children, being a mother herself. She is actively presenting in local early learning centres and schools to promote the importance of eye health. Aside from optometry, she enjoys the arts as she was an accomplished artist at an international level before she decided to be an optometrist. She is also actively involved in local sporting clubs (gymnastics and cycling) as well as supporting local athletes. She also dedicates some of her time to a non for profit group of rescuing ex-racing greyhounds.