Ashtar Slewa

• Locumed for Specsavers, mainly Greensborough, Croydon and Brighton.
• Locumed for iOptical Greenvale
• Performed school screenings through Glasses for Kids, in conjunction with iOptical
• Great at adapting to different environments due to experience at many different stores over the last 9 months

• Enhanced practice efficiency by mentoring new graduate optometrists and creating descriptive pamphlets to help explain conditions and types of lenses to patients
• Worked with local GPs to build a strong relationship with them and explain to them what we do
• Mentored optometry students during their clinical placements, fostering professional development for future practitioners.
• Successfully managed myopic children with the control of their progression through different means (including low dose atropine, MiyoSmart lenses, MiSight and multifocal contact lenses). I also co-managed patients with Ortho-K lenses.
• Successfully completed the Specsavers Graduate Program and the Specsavers Pathway Program
• Second in charge when Optometry Director was not in. Managed patient concerns, assisted dispensing team with concerns, managed emails.
• Proficient in Topcon OCT, Zeiss visual field, autorefractor and Socrates

Skills

• Adept in the management and treatment of glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration and foreign body removal
• Experience in the diagnosis and management of myopia, binocular vision and amblyopia
• Fitting hard contact lenses
• Co-management of one-day post-operative patients
• Management of dry eye through in-office treatments including blephasteam
• Versed in the use of an Oculus Keratograph, Nidek OCT, Medmont visual fields, Optomate and Sunix