Natasha Barnard-French

Natasha established Panoptic Vision in 2015 to find a home for her extensive experience and passion for full scope independent optometry.

 

The unlimited scope of patient care and professional collaboration with like minded, equally committed colleagues have been the highlight of her career, making the responsibilities of owning a practice worth all the effort!

 

Natasha has dedicated her 30+ year career to continually improving her expertise in treating many patients who find they don’t easily fit mainstream optometry care.

 

Following graduation from Optometry at UNSW with honours, she went on to complete her Science Masters in vision development and the impact eye movements and peripheral vision have on reading in children. She was awarded her ACBO fellowship in 2008, and has since completed many certificates in the neuro-visual care of amblyopia, strabismus, visual processing disorders, visual learning disorders, brain injury and concussion. This year (2025) she was awarded a certificate of Advanced Neuro- Optometric Care (ANOC ).

 

Outside of work, Natasha enjoys walking her dog around the beautiful Camden Haven with her husband Greg , and young adult daughters whenever they are home.

 

A keen musician, she is looking forward to getting back to playing piano and flute more regularly now the daily school runs have finished!

 

Having helped to establish the aid organisation Equal Health after an initial pilot visit to India back in 1998, and further trips to India and Zimbabwe, Natasha is also keen to revisit the rewards of delivering sight to under privileged communities.