Your Family's Optometrist.
For Every Age, Every Stage.
From your toddler's first eye test to your parent's annual macular check — Prime Optometrists Auburn is the one clinic that covers your whole family's eye health, with one trusted practitioner who knows your family's history.
Families travel from across Western Sydney — and well beyond — because when you find an optometrist who genuinely knows your family's eyes, it's worth the drive. Bulk billing available for every eligible family member.
Families say
"Worth the drive every single time."
Every Stage of Life
Eye Care for Every Age in Your Family
Eye health needs change dramatically across a lifetime. Each member of your family has different risks, different conditions to watch for, and different testing frequency requirements. We cover all of them.
Babies & Toddlers
0 – 3 years
First eye test by age 1–2 to detect amblyopia (lazy eye), strabismus (eye turn), and significant refractive errors that affect visual development.
Pre-School Children
3 – 5 years
The critical window before school starts. Undetected vision problems at this age directly affect learning readiness, reading, and development.
School-Age Children
6 – 12 years
Myopia most commonly develops in this window. School screenings miss long-sightedness and focusing problems. Annual tests are essential.
Teenagers
13 – 18 years
Myopia typically stabilises in the late teens, but progression can accelerate with heavy screen use and study. Contact lenses become an option.
Adults
19 – 59 years
Adults often skip eye tests until symptoms appear. Most serious conditions — glaucoma, early macular degeneration — are caught in this age group with no symptoms.
Seniors
60+ years
Medicare entitles patients over 65 to a bulk billed eye test every year. Cataracts, AMD, glaucoma, and diabetic eye disease all increase in prevalence and need active monitoring.
Why Families Choose Us
The Difference a Dedicated Family Optometrist Makes
One practitioner who knows your whole family
Dr Tahiri builds a complete picture of your family's eye health history. She knows your child's myopia trajectory, your own glaucoma risk factor (because your parent has it), and your parent's AMD monitoring schedule. This context changes clinical decisions in ways a new clinician every visit simply cannot replicate.
Bulk billed for every eligible family member
Every Australian with a valid Medicare card is entitled to a bulk billed comprehensive eye exam — at no out-of-pocket cost. That means a family of four, from child to parent, can all be tested in one visit at $0 out of pocket. We process everything on the spot.
Every age, every condition, in one clinic
We see patients from 12 months to 90+. We have the equipment and expertise for myopia control in children, dry eye in adults, macular degeneration in seniors, and therapeutic management of eye disease across every age group. No referrals to different clinics for different family members.
Family history changes everything clinically
Glaucoma, macular degeneration, keratoconus, and high myopia all run in families. If Dr Tahiri diagnoses glaucoma in a parent, she flags the adult children for annual monitoring. If one child develops myopia early, siblings are prioritised. Family knowledge becomes preventive care.
Myopia control for the children, therapeutic care for the adults
We offer MiSight contact lenses, atropine drops, and myopia control spectacle lenses for children. For adults, our therapeutic endorsement means we can diagnose and treat eye disease — prescribing medications — without a GP referral. One clinic covers the full clinical spectrum.
Families travel far because the care is worth it
We have families who travel over 50 minutes each way to see Dr Tahiri. They come from the Hills District, the Northern Beaches, and even from interstate when visiting Sydney. When you find a clinician who knows your family's eyes, proximity matters less than trust.
Hereditary Eye Health
Eye Conditions That Run in Families
Many of the most serious eye conditions are hereditary. Having one optometrist for the whole family means that when a condition is identified in one member, we can proactively screen and monitor the others — often detecting problems years before symptoms appear.
Glaucoma
First-degree relatives have a 10× higher risk. Annual monitoring recommended from age 40 if a parent or sibling has glaucoma.
Myopia (Short-sightedness)
If both parents are myopic, a child has a 50% chance of developing it. We offer proactive myopia control from the first signs.
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Siblings of AMD patients have a significantly elevated lifetime risk. OCT screening helps detect early changes before vision loss.
Keratoconus
A hereditary corneal condition that typically emerges in the teens and 20s. Siblings of affected patients are routinely screened.
Colour Vision Deficiency
X-linked inheritance pattern — fathers pass it to sons via daughters. Affects career choices, school performance, and driving assessments.
A note from Dr Tahiri
“When I see a patient with early glaucoma, I always ask about their family. That conversation has led to us detecting glaucoma in their adult children years before it would have been found otherwise. Family context is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools we have.”
Dr Zobaida Tahiri
Therapeutically Endorsed Optometrist
BVisSci, MClinOptom (UNSW)
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All ages welcome. Bulk billing for every eligible family member. One optometrist who knows your family's eyes.
43 Auburn Road, Auburn NSW 2144 · (02) 9761 0005 · Mon–Fri 9:30am–6pm · Sat 9:30am–5pm