Luke Arundel is the national professional services manager of Optometry Australia. He graduated with honours in optometry from the Queensland University of Technology in 1998 and has worked extensively in Australia and Ireland. He holds fellowships with the BCLA, CCLSA and IACLE and became an Adj.Ass Prof. of the University of Missouri, St Louis, USA in 2008.
His professional interests include keratoconus, post-graft and scleral lens fitting, dry eye, ortho-k and paediatric contact lenses. He has worked in specialty contact lens practices in Brisbane and Melbourne and in the contact lens manufacturing field, along with time in the public health and education sectors.
Luke’s role at Optometry Australia sees him provide professional services assistance to members in audits, investigations and medico-legal matters, along with leading development of resources and special projects.