MEET OUR TEAM
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Meet our experienced clinical team at Auckland Myopia Clinic caring for you and your family.
VIVIENNE ZHANG
Research Director
PgDip Optometry, PhD Candidate
With more than a decade of experience, Vivienne is passionate about optimising the management of myopia in children. She has the ability to quickly build a rapport with children of all ages, and this creates a relaxed and friendly environment for both patients and parents in the clinic.
Vivienne holds Postgraduate Diploma in Optometric Sciences from Aston University, and has completed dispensing course. She is now pursuing a PhD in Optometry under Professor James Wolffsohn, focusing on myopia management and pediatric dry eye. Vivienne keeps up to date with the latest research developments and has published articles on a variety of subjects . Vivienne also holds a PhD in Social Psychology, which has equipped her with exceptional interpersonal skills.
GINA PARTRIDGE
Optometry Director
BOptom (Hons), BSc, Cert. Adv Contact Lenses
Gina graduated from the University of Auckland with Honours in 2014.
She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Anatomy and Physiology from the University of Otago.
Having an interest in specialty contact lens fitting, Gina completed a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Contact Lenses from the Australian College of Optometry, Melbourne in 2017.
Gina is in the process of gaining her International Academy Certification in Myopia Management (IACMM).
She is a current member of the NZ Association of Optometry (NZAO), the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania (OSO),
and the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of NZ (CCLS).
Gina’s personal experience growing up with progressive myopia as a child and wearing contact lenses from a young age has helped her understand what it means to live with this eye condition.
She is incredibly passionate about managing childhood myopia progression, now that effective and safe treatment options are available.
Gina gains huge satisfaction from prescribing tailored treatments for her patients of all ages – whether they be spectacles, contact lenses, eye drops, or vision training – and making a meaningful difference to their lives.
CHARISSE KUO
Optometrist Partner
B.Optom (Hons) PhD
Charisse completed the Bachelor of Optometry degree with honours at the University of Auckland with Therapeutics in 2019.
She expanded her career into eye research and has completed her PhD in Ophthalmology in 2024.
Her research involves investigating the inflammatory pathway leading to diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of vision loss in the working-age population worldwide.
Being short-sightedness herself, Charisse is passionate in eyecare for children and myopia management. She is up-to-date with the latest myopia research to provide the most effective and safe myopia treatments for her patients.
Charisse is fluent in both English and Mandarin.
Outside of the clinic, she enjoys going to classical concerts with family and lunch with friends, as well as keeping touch with her optometry colleagues in different parts of the world.
She enjoys conversing with her patients and their families to improve treatment compliance and gives additional advice and reminders to ensure any concerns are well taken care of.
PHILIP CHENG
Clinic Advisory Consultant
B.Optom, IACMM, FIAOMC
Philip is an internationally-recognised leading practitioner in the area of myopia management and orthokeratology, and director of the Myopia Clinic Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2003 and holds the International Academy Certificate in Myopia Management (IACMM) and the Fellowship of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (FIAOMC). He is also a committee board member of the Orthokeratology Society of Oceania (OSO).
With his vast experience managing thousands of patients with myopia in Melbourne, and personally designing, customising and fitting several thousand OrthoK lenses, Philip supports the Auckland Myopia Clinic as an advisor to optimise clinic protocols and patient treatment outcomes. Having spent much of his childhood in New Zealand prior to moving to Australia for university, he contributes his expertise to this clinic so that children of Auckland have the opportunity to receive the highest level of world-class, preventative myopia care and management.
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ANTONIA JOPOETRO
Clinic Care Coordinator
BSc(IntRel), MGBus
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