Dr Peter Herse - DipAppSc, PhD, FAAO
Dr. Peter Herse practiced optometry for a number of years in Australia and Kenya. He entered academic life in 1984 and has held appointments in a number of optometry schools around the world, the most recent being as Senior Lecturer at the University of NSW. He has been a Councillor for the Optometrists Association of Australia. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and has a strong interest in international eye care. He has helped establish a number of low vision clinics in Sydney and around the world. He is a consultant optometrist for Vision Australia and a member of the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation. He left academic life in 2007 and is currently Director of the Luxottica Institute of Learning in Sydney.
Dr. Herse is Chairman of the Client Services Committee for the MD Foundation.