Leichhardt Eyecare – Independent Optometry, Inner West Sydney

One practice. One stop.

Everything your eyes need, under one roof.

From a child’s first eye test to dry-eye therapy and progressive lenses — comprehensive care that follows your family for decades, not just appointments.

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Comprehensive eye exams

Generous, unhurried examinations with retinal imaging, assessing eye health, prescription, and the visual system as a whole.

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Behavioural optometry

Vision therapy and developmental assessment for focus, eye-teaming, and tracking for learning, reading and screen comfort.

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Children's vision

Gentle, play-led testing for little eyes, and early support for the visual skills that underpin learning.

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Myopia control

Evidence-based programs: ortho-K, specialty lenses, and atropine, to slow short-sightedness in growing children.

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Dry eye therapy

Diagnosis and in-practice treatment for gritty, tired, watery eyes, and relief for screen-heavy, air-conditioned lives.

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Eyewear & contact lenses

A curated frame collection, precision lens fitting and contact lens consults, styled and fitted by hand, in person.

Two clinics, one practice

Focused care for the eyes that need it most.

Inside Leichhardt Eyecare, two dedicated clinics give children and dry-eye patients the time, tools, and expertise their care deserves.

INNER WEST Kids Clinic

Eyes that are still learning to see.

Play-led testing, myopia control, and developmental vision care, Leichhardt Eyecare is a calm, friendly space built entirely around children.

INNER WEST Dry Eye Clinic

Relief for tired, gritty eyes.

Advanced diagnostics and in-practice treatments for chronic dry eye, designed for screen-heavy, air-conditioned Inner West lives.

We do exams differently

An eye test should feel like being properly looked after.

Time, not a conveyor belt

Generous appointments. We take the time to understand your eyes, your history, and your day. No rushing you back out the door.

The whole visual system

Beyond the standard chart, we assess focus, eye-teaming, tracking, and comfort, and other things that quietly affect how you see and live.

Advice with nothing to sell

Independently owned means no chain targets. Our only agenda is the right outcome for your eyes — frames and all.

Eyewear

A vast range of frames — quietly, as part of the care.

We’re a family-led, independent optometry practice first and foremost. Glasses are simply part of looking after you — a broad, considered range of independent and heritage frames, fitted by hand when you need them.

The brands we stock

Good to know

Questions, before you come in.

A few of the things we’re asked most. Can’t see yours? Give us a call. We’re always happy to help.

Do I need a referral to book an eye exam?

No referral is needed for a standard eye examination. Just book online or give us a call. You can also come straight to our specialist Kids and Dry Eye clinics without a referral.

Your Medicare card and health-fund card, your current glasses, sunglasses, or contact lenses, and a list of any medications you take. If your child is being seen, anything their school or teacher has noted about their reading or focus is helpful.

For most adults, every two years is right. Sooner if you notice changes, headaches, or eye strain. Children, and anyone managing a condition like glaucoma or diabetes, may need to be seen more often. We’ll recommend a schedule that suits you.

Before they start school is ideal, and earlier if you have any concerns. Our Inner West Kids Clinic uses gentle, play-led testing. There is no reading required so, even very young children can be assessed comfortably.