Dr. Elisse Higginbotham

Biography

Elisse Higginbotham is a patient-care focused optometrist and teaching clinician with experience in transitioning clinical care for undergraduate and postgraduate optometry students. She is a regular invited speaker at optometry conferences and webinars in Australia, combining decades of clinical experience, primarily in pediatric optometry, with a strong understanding of teaching and learning theory and evidence-based patient-centered care. Elisse is responsible for delivering optometry care at the Refugee Clinic, in collaboration with Dr. Hessom Razavi's Lions Inreach Clinic, and provides care for patients at the Eye Health Centre of WA, specializing in myopia management, pediatric vision assessment, and accommodation/convergence vision therapy. In addition to her teaching responsibilities in the Doctor of Optometry course at the University of Western Australia (UWA), she co-chairs the Community Practice optometry educators group focused on pediatric optometry and the cross-craft binocular vision discussion group. Elisse's teaching philosophy places authentic student learning at the center of her approach. She strives to ensure that learning delivered through her courses aligns with university outcomes, with assessments designed to develop the skills necessary for students' professional growth.

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