Dale Rolfe is the principle owner and optometrist of the Rolfe group of Eyecare Plus practices. He works full time at consulting and is available at the Forster, Tuncurry and Tea Gardens practices.

Forster is Dale’s hometown after living here for over 30 years. He completed his optometry degree at the University of NSW in Sydney, graduating with honours in 1986. He has special interests in eye disease, diabetic management and glaucoma.

He has been a director of Eyecare Plus since 2010 and has been deputy chairman of the board since 2014. He is also a member of the Australian Optometry Association and is a longstanding member of the Australian Optometrical Panel.

His mantra is to supply all of his patients with thorough comprehensive eye care.

Elizabeth Cubis is a full-time optometrist who is available for consultation Monday through to Friday and Saturdays by appointment at our Kincumber practice.

Elizabeth lives on the central coast with her family, and completed her Bachelor of Optometry at the University of NSW, graduating in 1988. Elizabeth was in the first group of Australian optometrists to be therapeutically qualified and completed her practical in Massachusetts USA through the Boston College of Optometry.

Elizabeth has a special interest in ocular disease, dry eye, contact lenses and children’s vision. Elizabeth has an Australian government award for her work in eye care in New Guinea, where she spent three years.

Ilinca Furdui is our full-time optometrist available at Toukley and Bateau Bay. She graduated from the University of NSW in 1998 and, after working in numerous practices in Sydney and Perth, has been consulting with us since 2007.

Ilinca will give you a comprehensive eye examination, checking for all eye diseases and can give you advice about contact lenses or laser eye surgery.

Your children’s eyes are also important and need checking regularly. Ilinca will be happy to see you for your routine check or any emergencies as she has a special interest in ocular diseases.

She has a particular interest in dry eye management and has completed her Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics.

Brian Adams graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1997 with an honours degree in Optometry. He was also the winner of the University Metal in Optometry for that year. On graduating he started work at Eyecare Plus in Newcastle where he worked at a number of practices to achieve a wide range of experience in all aspects of optometry. He settled at The Junction Eyecare Plus a few years later and has been our principle optometrist along with Mark Long since.

He is a member of both Optometry Australia and the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia.
He has a keen interest in eye disease management and contact lens fitting.

Brian also has a Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics from the University of New South Wales allowing him to look after and treat acute eye disease.

Mark Long who was the original owner of Eyecare Plus The Junction is now available on a part-time basis at The Junction.

Mark received his qualification at the University of New South Wales and has over 40 years’ experience as an optometrist.

He is a member of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia and Optometry Australia. He has a keen interest in contact lens fitting and enjoys difficult contact lens fits.

He is a true asset to the practice with his long history of patient care in Newcastle.

Lauren Kimmel is our friendly, experienced optometrist who is available at Swansea and at The Junction where she holds a dry eye clinic and glaucoma clinic.

Lauren is highly qualified with an Optometry Doctorate from the University of Housten in the USA. She is very capable with all aspects of Optometry. She also has a degree in Anthropology and can speak Spanish.

She has particular clinical interest in eye disease, glaucoma and macular degeneration management and the latest dry eye treatments.

Cana graduated with a Bachelor of Vision Sciences and a Master of Optometry from Deakin University in 2017. She works full time at the Forster store. Cana will give you a comprehensive eye examination to assess the health of your eyes and recommend the best lens options for you. Cana has an interest in ocular diseases and dry eye management.

Anna Spicer completed her Bachelor of Optometry at the University of NSW and has a graduate certificate in ocular therapeutics, enabling her to prescribe medication. She enjoys being thorough and taking the time to listen. She believes that trust, communication and on-going care is the key to the best outcome. Anna takes a holistic approach to eye examination and this is also reflected in her lifestyle.

Anna has worked in regional areas and currently lives locally with her husband and rescue pets. She is an advocate of a sustainable and ethical lifestyle. The best part of her job is seeing people choosing to return to her care and also recommending family and friends.

Geoff Herron is the relief optometrist for the Rolfe group of Eyecare Plus practices.

Geoff graduated from UNSW in 1985 with first class honours and has practised in Sydney, Dubbo and on the Central Coast for the last 18 years. He has 33 years’ experience as an optometrist and his special interests include ocular disease and contact lens fitting.

Away from work Geoff enjoys surfing, swimming and running.

Elke Morrell is a full-time optometrist.

Elke spends her time between Forster and Long Island New York. She is a local Forster resident left Forster to study optometry at the University of NSW and completed her degree in 2006. She spent time in New York developing her skills during her preceptorship. She spends time between countries, but when she is back in Australia we are happy that she spends a large part of that time working as an optometrist for us in Forster, Stockland, Tuncurry and Tea Gardens.

Elke is a mother of 2 and so has a special interest in children’s vision as well as diabetic management and contact lenses. She is also a great source of knowledge on spectacle frame fashion trends out of the USA.

Margaret is the original owner of the Eyecare Plus practice at Stockland and has been practising here for over 35 years. She is available at Stockland Forster 3 days per week.

She has a master’s degree in optometry with a specialty in contact lenses and has been an optometrist for over 40 years. She has specific interests in children’s vision, low vision and diabetes and macular degeneration.

Tom has been at our practice since 2009. He has a first class honours degree.

He runs specific glaucoma and macula clinics at our Tuncurry office one day a week and helps in servicing our patients at Tea Gardens.

He has a keen interest in fishing and is great on giving advice on the best eyewear to use when out on the water.