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Sharon Oberstein is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Optometry and Vision Science at UNSW. She qualified as an optometrist in South Africa, graduating with honors. Sharon holds a senior fellowship with the Higher Education Academy in the UK. Her experience includes working in private optometric practice and universities, particularly in low vision clinics across South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Her primary research area focuses on driving with central visual impairment, utilizing bioptic telescopes. This work was the subject of her PhD, for which she was awarded the Menzies Research Scholarship in Allied Health Sciences in 2015. As the academic lead for low vision clinics at the UNSW Optometry Clinic, Sharon possesses advanced skills in low vision care. She has been invited to lecture at multi-disciplinary optometric conferences and frequently participates in rehabilitation planning committees. Her research interests also intersect with the themes of vision loss and healthy aging, with specific topics including bioptic telescopes, driving, aging, and road safety.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Lecturer in the School of Optometry and Vision Science, focusing on research and teaching in optometry.
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