Wilfred Tang

Wilfred Tang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Optometry and Vision Science at the School of Health and Clinical Sciences, The University of Western Australia (UWA), where he has served since early 2020 designing and teaching the Doctor of Optometry program.

His educational qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree from The University of Melbourne (1991)
• PhD from Queensland University of Technology (2001)
• Master of Public Health from UWA
• Post-graduate qualification in ocular therapeutics from UNSW

His research focuses on Optometry, Vision Science, Indigenous Eye Health, and Ocular Therapeutics, with active initiatives placing final-year students in Aboriginal Medical Services across Western Australia's Mid-West and South-West regions. With over 13 years of clinical experience managing complex eye diseases at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, he drives community-engaged optometric training.

Wilfred provides hands-on clinical supervision for optometry students through Aboriginal health service placements but has no named advisees or specified research grants mentioned. As a therapeutically endorsed optometrist and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he was appointed to the State Administrative Tribunal (WA) in 2024.