About Darling St Optometrix
Your Vision, Eye Health and Appearance Matter to Us
At Darling St Optometrix, your vision and long-term eye health are our highest priority. We are committed to delivering comprehensive eye care and personalised vision solutions that help you see clearly, feel confident, and look your best.
Our goal is to make every visit informative, comfortable and enjoyable, giving you the time and attention you deserve. We provide a relaxed, professional environment where you can openly discuss any visual concerns or eye health questions without the pressure of a typical retail sales experience.
From advanced eye examinations to expertly tailored eyewear, we focus on honest advice, clinical excellence and individualised care for patients of all ages across Rozelle and Sydney’s Inner West.
Meet the Team
The Optometrix team comprises of Hayssam, Anthony and Emma. When combining extensive clinical skills, mechanical skills, optical knowledge and first-class customer service, we are here to make your life long eye care needs simple and enjoyable.
With our talented skills combined, our team will provide you with a solution to your eyecare and eyewear needs.
Hayssam Khalaf
Experienced Optometrist in Rozelle
With over 20 years of clinical optometry experience, Hayssam Khalaf provides expert, personalised eye care at Darling St Optometrix, delivering advanced diagnostic and treatment solutions for patients of all ages across Rozelle, Balmain and Sydney’s Inner West.
Hayssam offers a wide range of specialised optometric services, including:
Emergency Eye Care: Immediate assessment and treatment for red eyes, foreign body removal, eye infections, irritation and urgent ocular concerns.
Advanced Dry Eye Management: Comprehensive dry eye assessments with customised treatment plans, therapeutic eye drops and long-term management strategies for lasting comfort and improved vision.
Expert Contact Lens Fitting: Specialising in all contact lens types, including daily disposable lenses, extended wear lenses, multifocal contact lenses, specialty rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses for keratoconus, and orthokeratology (Ortho-K) for vision correction and myopia control.
Children’s Vision Assessments: With advanced postgraduate expertise in behavioural optometry, Hayssam provides detailed binocular vision assessments to support visual development, learning performance and overall eye health.
Myopia Control for Children: Early diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of progressive childhood myopia using advanced spectacle lens technology, specialised contact lenses and atropine therapy to slow progression and protect long-term vision.
Hayssam is passionate about combining clinical excellence with genuinely personalised care, ensuring every patient receives thoughtful advice and tailored solutions for lifelong eye health.
Outside the practice, he enjoys travelling with his wife, Emma Khalaf, and their three daughters, as well as tutoring, playing tennis and golf, and working on building and renovation projects.
Emma Khalaf
Dispenser
With over 15 years of experience in first class aviation customer service, Emma has joined her husband, Hayssam, in the world of optics and ready to guide you through the process of your eye examination and provide you with the latest advice in eye wear fashion.
When Emma is not working, she is working! Raising 3 daughters and completing her certification in Optical Dispensing.
Emma enjoys fashion shopping, Yoga and Pilates and organising family holidays!
Anthony Boccanfuso
Optical Mechanic
Expert Optical Frame Styling & Prescription Lens Specialist in Rozelle
With a lifetime of experience in optical dispensing, prescription lens fitting, and frame customisation, Anthony Boccanfuso is a highly skilled mechanical dispenser at Darling St Optometrix, helping patients across Rozelle, Balmain and Sydney’s Inner West achieve exceptional vision, comfort and style.
Anthony specialises in custom prescription lens solutions, including single vision lenses, bifocal lenses, multifocal lenses, progressive lenses, premium optical coatings and prescription sunglasses, carefully tailored to suit each patient’s lifestyle, visual requirements and frame choice.
With advanced expertise in optical frame adjustments, precision fittings and lens optimisation, Anthony ensures every pair of glasses delivers maximum clarity, comfort and performance. His meticulous fitting process guarantees your eyewear is perfectly aligned for both vision correction and long-term wearability.
Anthony is also passionate about facial architecture — the art of selecting optical frames and sunglasses that enhance your facial features, complement your personal style and create a distinctive point of difference. His personalised approach helps every patient find eyewear that looks exceptional and feels effortless to wear.
Whether you need designer optical frames, prescription sunglasses, lens upgrades, frame adjustments, multifocal fitting expertise or tailored dispensing advice, Anthony combines technical precision with genuine care to deliver outstanding results.
Outside the practice, Anthony enjoys swimming, cooking, working with power tools, and spending quality time with his wife while mentoring his teenage son