Bev, qualified with a Bachelor of Optometry in 1992 and then completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Science in 1994. She has also completed a post grad in ocular medications  which enables her to diagnose and prescribe medication for common eye diseases. Bev has completed post graduate studies in behavioral and neuro developmental optometry and has completed a  Fellowship with the Australian College of Behavioral Optometry. She has had a paper published on the "Gut -Brain axis and its relationship to attention, cognition and visual perception." As well as general optometry and contact lenses, Bev has a special interest in children's vision and behavioral optometry. She has been working with children who have both vision and visual processing problems for many years. She works both in the practice and in schools to provide these services.