Dharshie Hughes – Optometrist & Owner

A graduate of the University of Auckland, Dharshie brings more than 20 years of optometry experience gained across New Zealand and Australia. She enjoys caring for patients of all ages and helping each person achieve their best visual potential—whether at school, at work, in everyday life or on the sporting field. 

Dharshie has a particular interest in school-aged children’s vision, myopia management, and SportVision® assessments for athletes of all ages and abilities, from recreational through to elite level.

Before joining Anstice Optometrists in 2011, Dharshie worked primarily in private optometry practices throughout New Zealand and Australia, including with an ophthalmology group in Sydney. She is known for her warm and thorough approach, taking the time to listen carefully, clearly explain her findings and ensure every patient feels comfortable and well cared for.

Over the years, Dharshie has also volunteered her optometry services in communities throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. Outside the practice, she enjoys spending time with her two young children and exploring the outdoors with her family.

 Clinical Interests

• Schoolvision® Assessment • Myopia Control • Orthokeratology

• Adult Examinations • Post‑Concussion Vision Care • Irlen Diagnostics

• Sportvision® Performance Enhancement • Vision Training

Member of NZ Cornea & Contact Lens Society, International SportVision Association, OrthoK Society of Oceania, NZ Association of Optometrists

Jeremy Fox – Optometrist

Jeremy Fox BSc, Dip Optom F.O.A.(SA), MCOptom (UK), Dip ScVP (UK)

Jeremy qualified in South Africa where he was in private practice, with special interest in Child Vision Care. He then spent 10 years in the UK, practising in a National Domicilliary Eyecare provider (home care), for elderly and people with varying degrees of learning and developmental disabilities. He was also involved with Multinational group practices in various roles in the UK. On return to South Africa he was a partner in private practices, as well as holding senior management roles within the largest optometric group. Since arriving in New Zealand with his wife and three children he has worked in private practice as well as group practices before completing his Diploma in Schoolvision, in the UK, prior to joining Anstice and Associates in 2013.

Jeremy enjoys being able to make a difference in the lives of school children whether academically or sporting or both, as well as their parents, when they see the positive contribution we can make to the future success of their children. 

Clinical Interests

• Schoolvision® Assessment • Myopia Control •  Adult Examinations • Post‑Concussion Vision Care 

• Sportvision® Performance Enhancement • Vision Training

Member of NZ Cornea & Contact Lens Society and NZ Association of Optometrists.

Iris Xu – Optometrist

Iris is a well respected & knowledgable Optometrist who joined Anstice & Associates  in December 2014

Iris has speciality training in Childrens Vision (incorporating Schoolvision), a special interest in elderly patients, contact lenses & has ocular therapeutic certification

“I am very pleased to have joined the Professional Team at Anstice & Associates & to be in a position to offer full optometric services to patients”

Iris is fluent in English, Mandarin & Cantonese.

Clinical Interests

• Schoolvision® Assessment • Myopia Control • Orthokeratology

• Adult Examinations • Post‑Concussion Vision Care • Irlen Diagnostics • Vision Therapy

Member of NZ Cornea & Contact Lens Society & NZ Association of Optometrists

Nicola K Boyce – Optometrist

Nicola is a well-respected and knowledgeable optometrist, known for going the extra mile with her patients — looking after their needs and building strong, successful patient communication. She has a wide range of clinical interests, with a particular passion for paediatric optometry and the visual facets of learning difficulties. Her dedication to children's vision led her to add SchoolVision to her list of qualifications, and she co-leads the Children's Vision Therapy Programme at Anstice Optometrists.

Alongside her work with children, Nicola has extensive experience in fitting contact lenses and is therapeutically qualified.

Clinical Interests

• Schoolvision® Assessment • Myopia Control • Orthokeratology

• Adult Examinations • Post‑Concussion Vision Care • Irlen Diagnostics • Vision Therapy

Member of NZ Cornea & Contact Lens Society & NZ Association of Optometrists 

Kim Stedman - Optometrist

Kim joined the Anstice team, returning to Christchurch after 18 years in the North Island. She ran a paediatric vision clinic in Hamilton for seven years and has extensive experience with both children's and young adults' vision.

Since graduating, Kim has completed ongoing training and research in visual development, with a particular focus on the links between vision and learning, as well as children's vision more broadly.  She also has a keen interest in treating head injuries and binocular vision disorders, and is therapeutically qualified. Kim co-leads the Children's Vision Therapy Programme at Anstice Optometrists, and is fluent in Spanish.

Clinical Interests

• Schoolvision® Assessment • Myopia Control • Under 5yr old Vision Assessment

• Adult Examinations • Post‑Concussion Vision Care • Vision Therapy

Member of NZ Cornea & Contact Lens Society & NZ Association of Optometrists