Margaret Lam

Margaret Lam graduated from the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of New South Wales and finished her postgraduate qualifications in ophthalmic medicines prescribing in 2010. Margaret practices full scope optometry and primary eye care as well as having expertise in specialty contact lenses.

Margaret areas of expertise include myopia management, dry eye, and specialty contact lens fitting, including prescribing for orthokeratology, keratoconus, corneal ectasia and rehabilitative contact lenses, and she has been a past recipient of the Neville Fulthorpe Award for Clinical Excellence. 

 Margaret works as the Head of Optometry and Professional Services for 1001 Optometry and as the Head Optometrist for 1001 Optometry in Bondi, is  an Adjunct Senior Lecturer for the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of New South Wales, and she mentors and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate masters students in advanced contact lenses.

 Margaret has also worked in several advisory roles with leading contact lens companies, and has written for the optometry publications and journals including mivision, Insight, Australian Optometry, Optometry Connection and Clinical and Experimental Optometry.

She also currently serves as the National Vice President of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia and is the past National President of Optometry Australia.