Brisbane Optometrist David Foresto
B.Ap.Sc (Optom) Grad cert Ocular Therapeutics
David Foresto is an optometrist with extensive experience in contact lenses.
David is also a lecturer at QLD University of Technology and a former President of Optometry Australia's QLD/NT Division.
David is one of the few optometrists in Australia to fit contact lenses for babies following surgery for congenital cataract and eye trauma, and is also one of Queensland's most experienced optometrists in the management of contact lenses for keratoconus and corneal transplants, having treated over 1000 patients with these conditions. David is also one of Australia’s foremost experts on the fitting of scleral contact lenses.
David worked for many years across a number of independent optometry practices and the QUT Optometry Clinic before moving to his own practice with the goal of providing the highest level of contact lens care in Australia. David is the Director and lead optometrist at Advanced Optometry, a practice known for its longstanding reputation for advanced contact lens care, having provided thousands of custom contact lenses for patients as well as for the movie industry.
David provides advisory services for contact lens and pharmaceutical companies and is also involved in the development of new contact lens designs.
He has also spent time delivering volunteer eyecare in East Timor and Sri Lanka with Optometry Giving Sight and the Brien Holden Vision Institute.
Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor QLD University of Technology
Former President Optometry QLD/NT
Winner of the Optometry QLD/NT Clinical Excellence Award 2018
David is a frequent speaker at Optometry and Medical conferences around Australia.
Some of David’s recent lectures have included:
Corneal & Contact Lens Society Of Australia 2023
Latest In Evidence Based Keratoconus Treatments
Optometry Australia - Optometry Virtually Connected 2021
Presbyopia Solutions and Complex Contact Lens Cases
Australian Vision Convention 2020
Managing Corneal Compromise
Australian Vision Convention 2018
Psychological Gains Through Contact Lenses
The Paediatric Red Eye
Australian Vision Convention 2016
Contact Lens Fitting Rules Redefined
Treat the Heat, Managing Inflammatory Dry Eye
WAVE Conference Perth 2015
Improve Your Paediatric Contact Lens Prescribing
C.S.Eye: Ocular Presentations with Deadly Consequences
Australian Vision Convention 2014
Lenses in or Out? The Compromised Cornea Paradox
Optometry QLD & NT - North Queensland Vision 2013
Therapeutics Plan B's; When Your Initial Treatment Fails
Contact Lens Cleaning Solutions - Is there any real difference?
Tasmanian Lifestyle Congress 2013
Autoimmune Disorders and the Eye
Allergy versus Contact Lenses
Alcon Dry Eye Academy 2013 (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne)
Contemporary Management of Dry Eye
APP Pharmacy Guild Conference 2013
Common Eye Conditions for Pharmacists
OAA South Australia Division Webcast Series 2013
What's New for the Contact Lens Generalist
Australian Vision Convention 2012
Managing Side Effects of Ocular Therapeutics
Autoimmune Conditions and the Eye
Optometry Vic Southern Regional Conference 2021
Therapeutic Case Studies
Optometry WA WAVE Conference 2021
Latest in Evidence Based Keratoconus Management
Don't Fall For These Contact Lens Traps
International Cornea and Contact Lens Conference 2019
RGP vs Soft Torics and Everything In Between
Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia 2020
Big Versus Little Contacts, The Hard Options
Optometry Australia O=Mega 2019 Conference
Melting Point: Managing Corneal Compromise
Optometry NSW - Super Sunday Conference 2018
Ocular Imposters
Is there a Bigger Role for Ocular Nutrition?
Optometry QLD&NT - North QLD Vision Conference 2015
5 ways to Improve Your Paediatric Contact Lens Prescribing
Western Australian Vision Education 2012
The Optometrists Role in Managing Corneal Graft Rejection
Allergic Eye Disease
QUT School of Optometry 2011 (ongoing)
Lecturer in Contact Lens Specialist Practice
Course content including:
Therapeutic Management of Contact Lens Complications
Paediatric Contact Lens Prescribing
Extended Wear Contact Lens Fitting
Contact Lenses in Sport
Optometry Western Australia WAVE 2021
Evidenced Based Keratoconus Management
Don’t Fall For These Contact Lens Traps
Optometry NSW - Super Sunday Conference 2014
Uveitis, Not Always Autoimmune
New Contact Lens Technologies, have we actually gained anything?
Optometry Victoria - Southern Regional Congress 2014
Harm or Heal? Contact lenses as Therapeutic devices
International Cornea & Contact Lens Congress 2012
Do's and Don'ts of Fitting Corneal Grafts
Getting it Right the First time, Improving your Contact Lens Fitting Accuracy
Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia Victorian Division
Therapeutic managment of Foreign Body Removal
Corneal Graft Rejection
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Clinical Update 2012
Eye conditions for the GP
Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia QLD Division
Contact Lens Multipurpose Solutions Update
Managing Contact Lens Complications
North Queensland Vision 2012
Managing Side Effects of Ocular Therapeutics
Contact Lens Complications
Optometrists Association of Australia NSW Thredbo Conference 2011
Minisclerals and other Keratoconus Contact Lens Options
Ocular Foreign Body Removal