Sib Payne graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2004 and obtained a Masters Degree in 2007. She has worked in regional NSW and Melbourne, before moving to Hobart in 2016 and joining Total Eyecare.
Sib is endorsed to prescribe ocular medication for management of eye diseases, including infections, inflammatory conditions, glaucoma and dry eye syndrome. She has completed a Specialist Certificate in in contact lens fitting and has a particular interest in looking after patients with keratoconus and other corneal disorders, as well as high myopes and children with progressing myopia.
Sib has been involved in outreach optometry, including in a volunteer capacity since 2003 in East Timor, Samoa and Tuvalu, including training and mentoring the new generation of local Optometrists in East Timor, for which she was awarded the Order of Timor Leste Medal in 2025. She has worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital Eye Clinic, and been involved in advocacy including positions with AHPRA and Optometry Tasmania.