Alex Craig
Alex Craig was brought up in Zambia, went to boarding school in Northern Ireland, then completed undergraduate degrees in the USA. Following that, he moved to Melbourne to complete the optometry doctorate program.
Upon graduation, Alex sought out a job location that would be challenging and allow him to work at the cutting edge of optometry; he found this in Karratha, WA.
Alex has been practising in Karratha for 10 years and opened Karratha Eyecare in 2019, a local eye care independent practice, where he has developed a keen interest in community education and referral pathways.
Michael Yapp
Michael Yapp is currently the Head of Clinical Operations at the Centre for Eye Health (CFEH) and has been working at the Centre since its inception in 2009. Most recently, Michael has taken on a concurrent role at Optometry Australia, advocating for the advancement of the Optometry profession. Prior to this, Michael had a diverse range of clinical experience, working in private practice before undertaking locum work Australia-wide and in the UK, as well as running an optical charity and working in two different ophthalmology practices.
Michael’s interest in optometric education started early in his career when he was a staff optometrist at UNSW. Since then, he has continued to be involved in a wide variety of optometric education programs both through his work at the Centre and invitations to speak at Optometry conferences in Australia and overseas.