About Us

Experienced and friendly optometrists in Nambour & the Sunshine Coast

What We Do

Your Local Optometrists Since 1984

We have been proudly providing quality eye care in Nambour since 1984 and have been lucky enough to watch this quiet country town evolve into the growing hub it is today! In 2018, Geoffrey and Deborah Fitzpatrick welcomed Sarah Wilson into the partnership and in 2022, they handed over sole ownership to Sarah to continue their dedicated work as Wilson Fitzpatrick Family Optometrists.

We love serving our community in this way and are fortunate enough to have patients visit us from Bli Bli, Woombye, Palmwoods, Yandina, the Hinterland and even Kenilworth and Gympie! We pride ourselves on getting to know you. This is a place where people remember your name.

Our Team

Optometrist/Owner

Sarah Wilson

BVisSc MOptom

After completing her studies at Queensland University of Technology, including training at Canada's University of Waterloo, she returned to the Sunshine Coast in 2016 to begin her work at Fitzpatrick Family Optometrists.

As a therapeutically endorsed optometrist, Sarah has a special interest in treating anterior eye diseases, glaucoma and dry eye disease. She is also a CASA-credentialed optometrist, with the certification to provide aviation eye examinations.

In 2018, she joined the Nambour partnership with Geoffrey and Deborah Fitzpatrick , who passed on sole ownership to Sarah in 2022, to continue their dedicated work as Wilson Fitzpatrick Family Optometrists. Sarah values giving compassionate care to her patients and consistently takes the time to ensure that their visual needs are understood and met.

Optometrist

Kate McLennan

BVisSc MOptom

Kate completed her studies at QUT in Brisbane, graduating with a Bachelor of Vision Science and Master of Optometry with Distinction in 2022. She is a therapeutically endorsed optometrist, with a special interest in contact lenses, dry eye and myopia control. Kate also grew up in rural and regional towns throughout the NT and QLD, and as a result is passionate about rural health care.

Kate joined the Wilson Fitzpatrick Family Optometrist team in 2023. She values taking the time to provide comprehensive and personalised optometric care to her patients to ensure she addresses their individual needs and concerns.

Optometrist

Kaitlin Dean

BVisSc MOptom

Kaitlin is a therapeutically endorsed optometrist who completed her training at Deakin University in Geelong. Having grown up in regional Victoria, Kaitlin is passionate about providing accessible eyecare services.

Kaitlin joined our team in 2024 and her main areas of interest include dry eye treatment and glaucoma co-management. She takes pride in getting to know her patients and their visual needs and is passionate about providing excellent patient-centred care.

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