Kristin Bailey

Kristin Bailey is a Lecturer at Flinders University, specializing in advanced contact lens fitting and optometry education. She works at the Flinders Eye Centre within Flinders Medical Centre, providing clinical expertise in soft, rigid gas permeable (RGP), scleral, and orthokeratology lenses for complex medical cases such as keratoconus, post-graft, aphakia, and congenital ocular conditions. Her role includes supervising optometry students and developing contact lens teaching content.

• Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry from Flinders University
• Bachelor of Biology from Oakland University
• Therapeutically endorsed optometrist
• Certificate in Advanced Contact Lenses from Australian College of Optometry

Kristin focuses on orthokeratology, corneal RGP lenses, corneoscleral lenses, scleral lenses, prosthetic lenses, and soft contact lenses. She is a member of Optometry Australia and the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia (CCLSA), where she previously served on the committee.

• Lecturer for OPTO8004 Optometry 1
• Topic Coordinator for OPTO2003 Communication for the Consulting Room
• Co-facilitator of the Interprofessional Education Community of Practice