View from the high street: What’s stopping you?

I still remember the first time I was ever observed doing a sight test in full. In fact, it still lives large in my memory. It was 1999 and it was the first examined assessment in the first semester of my second year. Being 1999, my choice of tie was questionable, at best, and my mother would not have been proud of the ironing of my shirt.

My observer, Dr Matthew Simunovic (now a vitreoretinal surgeon in Sydney), probably wasn’t too proud of my fledgling optometric abilities either, but he kept that to himself. On the day, he was the epitome of fairness; supportive, empathetic and balanced. He gave (mainly) positive feedback and lots of encouragement.