Our Team - Eyecare Plus Ashgrove | Optometrist
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Eyecare Plus Ashgrove

Our Team

OUR TEAM

Meet the team of optometrists serving Brisbane locals

Headed up by Brisbane optometrist Sally Stevens (formally of Artios Optometry and Roberts Alexander Optometrists), this friendly optometry practice located in the leafy western suburb of Ashgrove looks after patients across Brisbane - from Ipswich in the south to North Lakes in the north.

With special interests in behavioural optometry and vision therapy, our team can look after all your eyecare needs including general eye examinations.

Our warm and welcoming team hand-select unique and beautiful quality frames and sunglasses, and take the time to personalise your consultation.

We love to support other local businesses, and that's why we use Australian-made lenses - only the best for you!

Arguably Brisbane's most stylish practice, our vision is to provide a locally owned, friendly and professional service for families in the area, so come in and check out our beautiful showroom.

Sally Stevens

Sally Stevens

Optometrist

BAppSci(Honours)
Fellow Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists

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After 20+ years of providing eyecare in private practices around south-east QLD such as Artios Optometry and Roberts Alexander Optometrist; Sally saw an opportunity to begin her own practice with practice manager, Jasmine, in late 2020. With a passion for individualised vision solutions, Sally takes the time to listen to her clients’ needs.

Sally has been a Fellow of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometry since 2008. This has helped shape her particular interest in assessing and providing vision therapy to children with vision related learning difficulties, along with myopia control in children and computer vision syndrome.

Sally is also a registered provider for the Smart Eye Start initiative, run by Optometry Queensland and Northern Territory (OQNT). This initiative recommends eye examinations for all children before commencing prep and before commencing high school.

As a local Ashgrovian with young children at the local school, you may have seen her with her family out for bike rides or even on tuckshop roster! She loves her local community and looks forward to meeting lots more of them soon.

Jasmine Walters

Jasmine Walters

Practice Manager

 

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Jasmine is your friendly first point of contact at Eyecare Plus Ashgrove and also one of the business owners.

She came to the optical industry five years ago, and had almost thirty years of customer service experience in various industries including fashion and cosmetics.

As well as ensuring the smooth running of the front of house, she has a passion for hand selecting the vast range of quality frames displayed in the beautiful practice.

Driven by her keen sense of style, Jasmine prides herself in providing a personal service including frame selection based on your prescription, lifestyle, face shape and colouring.

Outside of the practice, she loves to spend time with her family of young adults, reading and taking her dog, Gypsy for walks.

Julie Albietz

Dr Julie Albietz

Clinical Optometrist

BAppSc(Optom)(Hons) PhDGradCertOcTher

 

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Dr Julie Albietz is Eyecare Plus Ashgrove’s award winning, clinical optometrist with many “feathers in her cap”!

As a clinical optometrist with expertise in diagnosis and management of dry eye, tear film and ocular surface disease, Julie is best known for her PhD research that developed the world’s first regulatory approved Manuka honey products, Optimel and she has earnt several awards for excellence, superior performance and her contributions.

Having worked in Opthalmology clinics (most recently Okko Eye Specialist Centre) for several decades, and with an advanced clinical certificate in glaucoma, she also has significant clinical experience in diagnosing and managing post-surgical eyecare as well as all aspects of general optometry.

For over a decade Julie taught at the Queensland University of Technology, both undergraduate and post graduate components of the therapeutic management of eye disease units.

When she has spare time in between her on-going study Dr Julie, a local to the area, enjoys swimming, walking and spending time with her three beautiful children.

Supporting the local community

Eyecare Plus Optometrists have a proud history of supporting the local community.  We are pleased to lend our support local school fundraising events.  If you are part of a school community nearby pop in and have a chat about how we can help with your next fundraiser.

TerraCycle Zero Waste Box

Partnering with TerraCycle to reduce waste

Recycle your contact lenses and contact lens packaging through the TerraCycle recycling scheme.  Simply collect your contact lens waste and drop it in the TerraCycle box in-store.  We'll take care of the rest!