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Stephen joined Somerville Merrin Neilson as an Optometrist in 2005 after graduating from Queensland University of Technology with First Class Honours. He completed his Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics in 2008. As well as providing general eye care to the Toowoomba community, he also has interests in ocular disease management, nursing home eye examinations, and orthokeratology. Prescribing over-night orthokeratology lenses allows patients with myopia (short-sightedness) to see clearly during the day without having to wear glasses. He traveled to Uganda in 2011 on a short-term mission trip to provide eye care in a remote medical clinic. Outside work he enjoys walking, playing the viola, volunteering with his wife on the church coffee team, and raising his young family.

Geoff has been delivering eye care to Toowoomba since 1979 and enjoys that optometry is constantly evolving. He is a member of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia and works with Guide Dogs Qld at the monthly Low Vision Clinics. The best part of being with this group is that we all bring our own areas of expertise to help each out when needed, and we have the latest technologies to deliver best practice optometry to Toowoomba. Away from work, Geoff enjoys motor racing and fishing, and looking for more ways to enjoy all three.

Vivienne studied Optometry at the University of Melbourne, completing her Degree in 1984 ( Bachelor of Science-Optometry). Since that time, she has been a member of both the Optometrists Association of Australia and the Australian College of Optometry. Vivienne has experience in various of practices and has worked now with Somerville Merrin Neilson Optometrists since 2003. In 2008, Vivienne completed a Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics (QUT). Vivienne consults at the 428 Hume St practice and The Range Shopping Centre branch of Somerville Merrin Neilson Optometrists.