OPHTHALMOLOGISTs who you can refer to...

Work Experience: Current Appointments:

2001 - Present Principal and Vitreoretinal Surgeon,
Sydney Retina Clinic and Day Surgery

2019 - Present Head of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital

2013 - Present Head of Vitreoretinal Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital

2018 - Present Board Director, RANZCO

2013 - Present Federal Councillor, RANZCO

1998 - Present Chairman and Committee Member, NSW Branch, RANZCO

1998 - Present Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney University Medical School

2017 - Present Secretary General, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)

2017 - Present Scientific Secretary, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)

2006 - Present Councillor, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)


Past Appointments:

1992 - 1994 Accredited Ophthalmology Registrar, Sydney Eye Hospital

1995 Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital

1996 LuEster T.Mertz Vitreous-Retina-Macula Fellowship, Manhattan
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, USA

1996 - 1997 Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. Vitreoretinal
service, University of California Davis, USA

Work Experience: Current clinical:

2018 - Present Head of Ophthalmology, Liverpool Hospital

2011 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Glaucoma, Liverpool Hospital

2010 - Present Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma,
Sydney Eye Hospital

2010 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist and Director, Norwest Eye Clinic

2010 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist, Eye Associates

2014 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist, Gladesville Eye Specialists

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Royal Darwin Hospital

2011 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Private Hospital

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Day Surgery

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Norwest Day Hospital

2015 - Present Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney

Work Experience: Dr Sandercoe worked at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane as a locum staff specialist before returning to Sydney.

Work Experience: 2018 - Current Ophthalmologist: Sydney Retina Clinic and Day Surgery
Norwest Eye Clinic
Wollongong Eye Specialists
Sydney Eye Care Dubbo

2017 Medical Retina Fellow, Westmead Hospital, NSW

2013 - 2016 Ophthalmology Training Registrar, Sydney Eye Hospital training
Network.

2012 Senior Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Hospital and Sydney
Eye Hospital, NSW

2009 - 2011 Resident Medical Officer, Westmead Hospital, NSW (Part time)

2008 Intern Medical Officer, Sydney West Area Health Service.

Clinic Associate Lecturer, Sydney Univeristy

Work Experience: Dr Eade is an Consultant Ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery and Ocular Oncology.

She specializes in Eyelid Surgery including cosmetic surgery, Orbital Surgery and Lacrimal Surgery in adults and children.
Eyelid Malposition (Ectropion, Entropion, Ptosis) Periocular Skin Cancers
Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
Facial Nerve Palsy
Orbital disease (infections, tumours, fractures) Thyroid Eye Disease
Watery Eye
Tear Duct Surgery (endoscopic and external) Artificial Eye Management
Scarless and Minimally invasive techniques

Work Experience: Dr Hemal Mehta is an experienced ophthalmic surgeon specialising in medical retinal conditions (such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy) and cataract surgery.

Dr Mehta is an experienced cataract surgeon with over 2000 cases. He is a global leader in the diagnosis and management of macular diseases with over 50 publications in the field. He takes the time to explain the diagnosis, discuss management options and answer any questions patients or relatives may have.

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: Dr Hamilton performs premium cataract surgery and laser eye surgery including LASIK. He manages all types of corneal diseases including Keratoconus and Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy and performs corneal transplantation. He also specialises in retinal conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal vein occlusions.

Work Experience: Dr Dov Hersh is an ophthalmologist with sub-specialty expertise in diseases of the retina. Dr Hersh has rare dual international post-graduate fellowship qualifications from world leading institutions and brings this expertise to his patients.

Dr Hersh has published multiple manuscripts in international peer reviewed journals and ensures to keeps up-to-date with the latest advances. As well as practicing general ophthalmology Dov is particularly interested in the management of retinal disorders including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and vein occlusions.

Dov is passionate about patient-centred care, good functional outcomes and quality of life for his patients.

Work Experience: Dr Brighu Swamy is a medical retina and macula subspecialist. His expertise is in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with retinal conditions. His particular interests are macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusions.

He is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and a Visiting Medical Officer at Bankstown Hospital where he is involved in teaching and supervising the registrars.

Work Experience: Dr McDonald holds a public hospital appointment at Sydney Eye Hospital, where he both consults and operates. He also holds academic appointments at both Sydney University and the University of Notre Dame.

Dr McDonald enjoys the diversity of maintaining a general ophthalmic practice and has broad surgical expertise. He is skilled in corneal and anterior segment surgery, but has a particular interest in cataract surgery, refractive surgery and corneal transplantation.

Work Experience: He works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sydney Eye, Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool Hospitals, where he is heavily involved in training the next generation of eye surgeons.

Dr Lawlor is able to provide advice on all aspects of glaucoma diagnosis and management, and he performs all forms of glaucoma laser and surgery. This includes cataract surgery for closed angle glaucoma, “cataract plus” procedures to reduce dependence on eye drops for glaucoma, trabeculectomy filtration surgery, and tube shunt surgery. His particular areas of interest are normal tension glaucoma, and the surgical management of complex secondary glaucomas.

Work Experience: Nisha provides general adult and paediatric ophthalmic care and has further training in screening premature babies and neonatal ophthalmology.

Nisha is an advocate for aid work in the developing world and is a visiting cataract surgeon for Vietnam Vision Project - providing cataract surgery to rural areas of Vietnam. She volunteers to Vietnam and Cambodia annually to provide this service.

Work Experience: 1986 - Accident and Emergency Elective 29/11/86 - 20/12/86, Toronto Western
Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1998- Continuing Optometrical Educational Seminars recognised by the
Today Optometrical Association of Australia.
Titles:
- STAAR Refractive Surgery Conference
- Refractive Surgery in the 21st Century; Live LASIK
- Implantable Contact Lenses; Advantages / Disadvantages
- Cataract and the cataract Patient; Multifocals lenses, Toric lenses and new
advances in Intra-ocular lens.
- LASIK and its co-management
- Glaucoma
- DTK – live surgery
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration
- Oculoplastics
- Cataract surgery in the new millennium

1998- General Practitioner Further Educational Seminars recognised by the Royal
Today Australian College of General Practitioners for CME points.
Title:
- Refractive surgery and LASIK
- Cataract and the patient
- Acute Eye Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration

2000 Ophthalmologist LASIK Training and Seminars at Trung Tam Y Khoa Medic Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Title:
- LASIK training using the Meditec MEL60 Excimer laser and the Moria LSK Keratome.
- Cataract Surgery and Advances in IOLs.
- The Implantable Contact Lens and Advances in Refractive Surgery

2001 Faculty member- Cataract surgery technique seminars at the Surgical Strategies for Success Symposium, Hayman Island Resort, Australia.
Title: One-Chop Phaco Nucleotomy
- describes Phaco One-Chop (a hybrid technique of Nagahara’s Phaco-chop, Koch’s stop and chop and David Brown’s phaco flip) in combination with the programmable phaco fluidics of the Sovereign System.

Title: Preventing Complications
- Dense cataract case presentations and a discussion about capsular safety
and zonular integrity, endothelial safety, managing the falling nucleus and
the surgeons psyche.

2002- Medical students Ophthalmology teaching to 3rd year University of Sydney Today medicine students, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.

2003 Convenor - Phaco-emulsification course - RANZCO 35th Annual Scientific
Congress, Auckland, New Zealand

2004-2008 Surgical Trainer for the Verisyse Phakic Intra-Ocular Lens, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane

Surgical Trainer for the Artiflex Phakic Intra-Ocular Lens, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Japan and Israel

2000- Teaching Orthoptists, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Today

2009 Lecturer, The University of Sydney, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health for Masters of Medicine (Refractive Surgery).
Title: Phototherapuetic Keractectomy

2013 RANZCO Course on multifocal intraocular lens management

2018 RANZCO Course on management of postoperative refractive surprises

Ongoing International demonstrator cataract surgical techniques



1998 - 2013 Refractive and cataract surgeon at the Sebban Eye Clinic

2013 - Present Refractive and cataract surgeon at the Sydney Eye Clinic

Work Experience: Mar 2020 – Current Corneal Specialist
Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, NSW

Sep 2016 – Current Corneal Specialist
Westmead Hospital, NSW

Sep 2015 – Current Visiting Medical Officer (Ophthalmology)
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, NSW

Mar 2013 – Jun 2014 Clinical Fellow in Cornea, External Disease, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery
University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Canada

Aug 2012 – Feb 2013 Senior Ophthalmology Registrar
Monash Health, Victoria

Feb 2012 – Aug 2012 Senior Ophthalmology Registrar
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Victoria

Work Experience: On completion of specialist ophthalmology training, Dr Wei undertook one year of medical retina fellowship under the stewardship of Professor Paul Mitchell at Westmead hospital. Here, he gained expertise in the treatment of retinal and macular disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and other macular diseases. He also gained extensive proficiencies in performing all forms of retinal lasers and intravitreal injections. During this time, he was involved in numerous international clinical trials as a sub-investigator in new therapies for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusion.

Subsequently, Dr Wei underwent one year of vitreoretinal fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, in Toronto Canada. This is the busiest retinal unit in Canada, there he gained extensive experience in the management of difficult and complex vitreoretinal conditions. In particular, he became adept in minimally invasive treatment of retinal detachments with pneumatic retinopexy. Dr Wei also acquired competencies in performing eye surgeries using the latest 3D heads-up visualisation system with Alcon Ngenuity and Zeiss Artevo 800 technologies.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: Dr Dubey is an experienced cataract surgeon and performs and teaches cataract surgeries using the latest techniques including femtosecond laser.

He maintains a commitment to the service of rural and regional ophthalmology following his training at The Prince of Wales Hospital, home of the Outback Eye Service founded by the late Prof Fred Hollows. He is privileged to continue this tradition in Dubbo and Broken Hill.

Dr Dubey has a Public Hospital appointment in the Retinal unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital.

Dr Dubey works at the Burwood, Castle Hill & Parramatta locations for Personal Eyes.

Work Experience: On completion of specialist ophthalmology training, Dr Wei undertook one year of medical retina fellowship under the stewardship of Professor Paul Mitchell at Westmead hospital. Here, he gained expertise in the treatment of retinal and macular disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and other macular diseases. He also gained extensive proficiencies in performing all forms of retinal lasers and intravitreal injections. During this time, he was involved in numerous international clinical trials as a sub-investigator in new therapies for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusion.

Subsequently, Dr Wei underwent one year of vitreoretinal fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, in Toronto Canada. This is the busiest retinal unit in Canada, there he gained extensive experience in the management of difficult and complex vitreoretinal conditions. In particular, he became adept in minimally invasive treatment of retinal detachments with pneumatic retinopexy. Dr Wei also acquired competencies in performing eye surgeries using the latest 3D heads-up visualisation system with Alcon Ngenuity and Zeiss Artevo 800 technologies.

Work Experience: Dr Polya commenced private practice as the only vitreoretinal surgeon in the province of New Brunswick, Canada in 2007 and was appointed as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dalhousie University. He has performed thousands of surgeries for cataract and retinal disorders, and has performed many thousands of intravitreal injections and laser procedures. He has been involved in the teaching and training of ophthalmology residents, medical students, general practitioners, optometrists and optometry students.

Dr Polya as been involved in clinical trials for macular degeneration and has been active in research into diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, macular degeneration and sutureless vitrectomy surgery. He has authored and co-authored multiple published manuscripts in international journals and a book chapter on sutureless vitrectomy. He has presented at several international ophthalmic meetings, and has been an invited speaker at other professional meetings.

He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists, Oceania Retina Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Canadian Retina Society, and Australian Medical Association.

His special clinical interests are in small-gauge vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, macular hole and epiretinal membrane; and intravitreal and laser therapy for age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusions.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: She was a Visiting Medical Officer at Westmead Hospital for a decade, where she greatly enjoyed helping to train a new generation of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Jennings is an experienced cataract surgeon and conducts a Medical Retina and General Ophthalmology clinic at our Castle Hill, Parramatta Dubbo, Mudgee and City locations.

She is a member of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists.

Work Experience: Professor Andrew White has done a large amount of work delivery the way eye care is delivered in both the hospital and community setting. He is currently Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Westmead Hospital and Director of the Community Eye Care Project (C-eye-C) based in Western Sydney.

Work Experience: Dr Richard Parker is an ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon offering eyelid, lacrimal, orbital and cataract surgery as well as general ophthalmology.

Clinical Interests:
Eyelid surgery - eyelid malposition, ptosis, periocular skin cancer management, facial nerve palsy, blepharospasm and facial spasms

Lacrimal surgery - DCR surgery (external and endonasal) and related problems

Orbital surgery - thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammation, orbital lesions and surgery

Cataract surgery - routine and complex

General ophthalmic problems

Work Experience: 1986 - Accident and Emergency Elective 29/11/86 - 20/12/86, Toronto Western
Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1998- Continuing Optometrical Educational Seminars recognised by the
Today Optometrical Association of Australia.
Titles:
- STAAR Refractive Surgery Conference
- Refractive Surgery in the 21st Century; Live LASIK
- Implantable Contact Lenses; Advantages / Disadvantages
- Cataract and the cataract Patient; Multifocals lenses, Toric lenses and new
advances in Intra-ocular lens.
- LASIK and its co-management
- Glaucoma
- DTK – live surgery
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration
- Oculoplastics
- Cataract surgery in the new millennium

1998- General Practitioner Further Educational Seminars recognised by the Royal
Today Australian College of General Practitioners for CME points.
Title:
- Refractive surgery and LASIK
- Cataract and the patient
- Acute Eye Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Macular Degeneration

2000 Ophthalmologist LASIK Training and Seminars at Trung Tam Y Khoa Medic Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Title:
- LASIK training using the Meditec MEL60 Excimer laser and the Moria LSK Keratome.
- Cataract Surgery and Advances in IOLs.
- The Implantable Contact Lens and Advances in Refractive Surgery

2001 Faculty member- Cataract surgery technique seminars at the Surgical Strategies for Success Symposium, Hayman Island Resort, Australia.
Title: One-Chop Phaco Nucleotomy
- describes Phaco One-Chop (a hybrid technique of Nagahara’s Phaco-chop, Koch’s stop and chop and David Brown’s phaco flip) in combination with the programmable phaco fluidics of the Sovereign System.

Title: Preventing Complications
- Dense cataract case presentations and a discussion about capsular safety
and zonular integrity, endothelial safety, managing the falling nucleus and
the surgeons psyche.

2002- Medical students Ophthalmology teaching to 3rd year University of Sydney Today medicine students, Northern Clinical School, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia.

2003 Convenor - Phaco-emulsification course - RANZCO 35th Annual Scientific
Congress, Auckland, New Zealand

2004-2008 Surgical Trainer for the Verisyse Phakic Intra-Ocular Lens, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane

Surgical Trainer for the Artiflex Phakic Intra-Ocular Lens, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Japan and Israel

2000- Teaching Orthoptists, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Today

2009 Lecturer, The University of Sydney, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health for Masters of Medicine (Refractive Surgery).
Title: Phototherapuetic Keractectomy

2013 RANZCO Course on multifocal intraocular lens management

2018 RANZCO Course on management of postoperative refractive surprises

Ongoing International demonstrator cataract surgical techniques



1998 - 2013 Refractive and cataract surgeon at the Sebban Eye Clinic

2013 - Present Refractive and cataract surgeon at the Sydney Eye Clinic

Work Experience: RANZCO Accredited Ophthalmology Training (Sydney Eye Hospital Network):
Year 1
1. Sydney Adventist Hospital 04/08/14-02/11/14
2. Canberra Hospital 03/11/14-01/02/15
3. Liverpool Hospital 02/02/15-03/05/15
4. Royal Hobart Hospital (Senior Registrar) 04/05/15-02/08/15

Year 2
1. Royal North Shore Hospital 03/08/15-01/11/15
2. Westmead Hospital 02/11/15-31/01/16
3. Lismore Base Hospital 01/02/16-01/05/16
4. Sydney Eye Hospital Team D 02/0516-31/0716

Year 3
1. Liverpool Hospital 01/08/16-30/10/16
2. Concord Hospital 31/10/16-05/02/17
3. Sydney Eye Hospital Relief 06/02/17-07/05/17
4. The Children’s Hospital at Westmead 08/05/17-06/08/17

Year 4
1. Sydney Eye Hospital Emergency 07/08/17-05/11/17
2. Royal Hobart Hospital (Senior Registrar) 06/11/17-04/02/18
3. Sydney Eye Hospital Team C 05/02/18-06/05/18
4. Royal Darwin Hospital (Senior Registrar) 07/05/18-05/08/18



Unaccredited Ophthalmology Experience:

Dates Dec 2013 – Dec 2013
Position Title Unaccredited Ophthalmology Registrar
The Myanmar Eye Care Program, RANZCO Eye Foundation
Facility Wachet Jivitadana Sangha Hospital, Wachet via Sagaing, Myanmar
Responsibilities
· Review ophthalmology patients independently, with direct and indirect supervision as needed
· Administrative support and assist in training of local staff
· Report directly to Honorary Coordinator Dr Geoffrey Cohn Skills acquired
· Confident use of slit lamp including indirect biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, applanation tonometry, retinoscopy, B-scans
· Minor procedures, e.g. FB removal, chalazion excision
· Assist in operating theatre with ophthalmic procedures including trabeculectomy, iridectomy, ECCE and MSICS

Dates Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Position Title Ophthalmology Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO)
Term 1: 23/1/12–22/4/12 Ophthalmology
Term 2: 23/4/11–22/7/12 Ophthalmology
Term 3: 23/7/12–21/10/12 General Medicine/Ophthalmology
Term 4: 22/10/12–20/01/13 Emergency/Medicine/Ophthalmology
Facilities Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney NSW
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney NSW
Responsibilities
· Ophthalmology patient preadmission, assessment, 4 investigation, treatment, transfer or admission in inpatient/outpatient settings, operating theatre assisting.
· Clinical handover, postgraduate education/teaching
Skills acquired
· Assess patients’ medical fitness for ophthalmic operations
· Use of slit lamp including indirect biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, applanation tonometry, B-scans
· Assist in operating theatre with ophthalmic procedures including phacoemulsification cataract surgery
· Interpreting B-scans, CT/MRI, HVF, GDx, OCT, ERG

Dates Nov 2010 – Jan 2011
Position Title Ophthalmology Intern / Junior Medical Officer (JMO)
Facility Liverpool Hospital, Sydney NSW
Skills acquired
· Care of ophthalmology inpatients

Dates Dec 2008 – Jan 2009
Position Title Ophthalmology Elective Trainee Intern
Facility Taipei City Hospital Renai Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
Skills acquired
· Subjective refraction, tonometry, slit lamp examination




Accredited General Medical Training:

Dates Jan 2013 – Aug 2014
Position Title General Practice Registrar, RACGP Accredited
Facilities
Term 1: 21/1/13–21/7/13 Family Medical Practice Ashfield, NSW
Term 2: 22/7/13–2/2/14 Forest Mall Medical Centre (Hurstville)
Term 3: 3/2/14–3/8/24 Campbelltown Mall Medical Centre, NSW
Skills acquired
· Gain general knowledge for all medical specialties, minor procedural skills, CPD education/teaching

Dates Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Position Title Junior House Officer (JHO), RACGP Accredited
Term 1: 24/1/11–3/4/11 Cardiology
Term 2: 4/4/11–26/6/11 Emergency
Term 3: 27/6/11–7/8/11 Emergency; 8/8/11–4/9/11 Medicine
Term 4: 5/9/11–13/11/11 Nights/Relief
Term 5: 14/11/11–25/12/11 Ortho; 26/12/11–22/1/12 Psych
Facility The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane QLD
Responsibilities
· Inpatient assessment, treatment, stabilisation, transfer or admission as required. Plan treatment and discharge in a multidisciplinary team approach
· Clinical handover, postgraduate education/teaching.

Dates Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Position Title Intern / Junior Medical Officer (JMO)
Term 1: 11/1/10 - 28/3/10 Nights
Term 2: 29/3/10 - 6/6/10 Emergency
Term 3: 7/6/10 - 22/8/10 Cardiology 5
Term 4: 23/8/10 - 31/10/10 Geriatric Medicine
Term 5: 1/11/10 - 16/1/11 Vascular Surgery/Ophthalmology Facility Liverpool Hospital, Sydney NSW

Work Experience: Dr James Genge is founder of Freedom Eye Laser and Northern Beaches Eye Surgery, located on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

James specialises in laser refractive surgery, advanced cataract and refractive intraocular lens surgery, corneal transplantation and pterygium removal surgery.

Dr Genge has numerous publications in the peer reviewed literature and frequently lectures at ophthalmology conferences on refractive surgery, corneal transplantation and cataract surgery.

He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology.

Work Experience: Dr Charmaine Chung is an ophthalmic surgeon with a particular interest in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular diseases.

As a research investigator and clinician, she has authored and reviewed research publications and is involved in the recruitment and active management of patients for multi-centre international trials looking at new treatments for these diseases.

Her Medical Retina Fellowship at Westmead Public Hospital provided extensive practical experience in retinal laser and in providing comfortable eye injections to patients on a regular, ongoing basis.

Work Experience: Dr Sandhu is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and an experienced Cataract surgeon.

Freedom Eye is thrilled to welcome Dr Sartaj Sandhu to our team of Fellowship trained sub specialists who are dedicated to the highest levels of care for their patients.

Dr Sandhu is a caring and experienced Glaucoma and Cataract surgeon providing world-class care. He is approachable and dedicated to providing the best outcomes for patients and has a special interest in teaching and research to help grow the field of Ophthalmology.

Work Experience: MBBS, M.MED (OPHTH SCI), FRANZCO

Dr Ethan Nguyen is a Sydney-based Ophthalmologist with expertise in glaucoma and medical retina. He also has comprehensive skills in cataract surgery and general ophthalmology care.


Dr Nguyen is proficient in managing complex macular and retinal disorders with a focus on age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusion. He is also adept at performing various types of retinal laser therapy.


He is capable of performing traditional incisional surgery for cases of advanced glaucoma and also offers minimally invasive glaucoma surgery using modern and novel implants for appropriate patients. Dr Nguyen also performs conventional laser treatment for several types of glaucoma and undertakes complex cataract surgery where this has occurred secondary to glaucomatous disease.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: She was a Visiting Medical Officer at Westmead Hospital for a decade, where she greatly enjoyed helping to train a new generation of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Jennings is an experienced cataract surgeon and conducts a Medical Retina and General Ophthalmology clinic at our Castle Hill, Parramatta Dubbo, Mudgee and City locations.

She is a member of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists.

Work Experience: Dr Richard Parker is an ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon offering eyelid, lacrimal, orbital and cataract surgery as well as general ophthalmology.

Clinical Interests:
Eyelid surgery - eyelid malposition, ptosis, periocular skin cancer management, facial nerve palsy, blepharospasm and facial spasms

Lacrimal surgery - DCR surgery (external and endonasal) and related problems

Orbital surgery - thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammation, orbital lesions and surgery

Cataract surgery - routine and complex

General ophthalmic problems

Work Experience: Dr Asimakis undertook Fellowship in Refractive Surgery in Queensland. He commenced private practice in 1998 in Sydney and took on a teaching post at Westmead Hospital where he ran the Corneal Clinic from 1998 to 2007.

Dr Peter Asimakis is passionate about providing advanced Eye treatment for the people of rural NSW delivered through his country practices in Mudgee & Lake Macquarie. He currently specialises in Cataract Surgery.

Work Experience: Dr Hamilton performs premium cataract surgery and laser eye surgery including LASIK. He manages all types of corneal diseases including Keratoconus and Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy and performs corneal transplantation. He also specialises in retinal conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal vein occlusions.

Work Experience: Dr Dov Hersh is an ophthalmologist with sub-specialty expertise in diseases of the retina. Dr Hersh has rare dual international post-graduate fellowship qualifications from world leading institutions and brings this expertise to his patients.

Dr Hersh has published multiple manuscripts in international peer reviewed journals and ensures to keeps up-to-date with the latest advances. As well as practicing general ophthalmology Dov is particularly interested in the management of retinal disorders including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and vein occlusions.

Dov is passionate about patient-centred care, good functional outcomes and quality of life for his patients.

Work Experience: Dr Brighu Swamy is a medical retina and macula subspecialist. His expertise is in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with retinal conditions. His particular interests are macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusions.

He is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and a Visiting Medical Officer at Bankstown Hospital where he is involved in teaching and supervising the registrars.

Work Experience: Dr McDonald holds a public hospital appointment at Sydney Eye Hospital, where he both consults and operates. He also holds academic appointments at both Sydney University and the University of Notre Dame.

Dr McDonald enjoys the diversity of maintaining a general ophthalmic practice and has broad surgical expertise. He is skilled in corneal and anterior segment surgery, but has a particular interest in cataract surgery, refractive surgery and corneal transplantation.

Work Experience: He works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sydney Eye, Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool Hospitals, where he is heavily involved in training the next generation of eye surgeons.

Dr Lawlor is able to provide advice on all aspects of glaucoma diagnosis and management, and he performs all forms of glaucoma laser and surgery. This includes cataract surgery for closed angle glaucoma, “cataract plus” procedures to reduce dependence on eye drops for glaucoma, trabeculectomy filtration surgery, and tube shunt surgery. His particular areas of interest are normal tension glaucoma, and the surgical management of complex secondary glaucomas.

Work Experience: Dr Leaney is a dual fellowship trained Ophthalmologist specialising in glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. He performs cataract and glaucoma surgery with experience in a wide range of glaucoma surgical treatments including trabeculectomy, Baerveldt tube insertion and Xen implantation.

Work Experience: Dr Dinihan commenced private practice in 1990 in Hurstville. He continued training in Medical Retina at a well known medical retina practice in Sydney.

Dr Dinihan was a Vising Medical Officer at St George Hospital Eye Clinic for 22 years, the last 10 years at Sydney Eye Hospital involved in clinical practice and registrar teaching.

Dr Dinihan has an interest in general ophthalmology including cataract surgery,pterygium surgery,lid surgery and a special interest in the diagnosis & treatment of medical retina conditions. Cataract surgery is performed at Kogarah Private Hospital.

Dr Dinihan operates under the Gap Cover Scheme.

Work Experience: Dr Sharota has been in private practice in the Hurstville area as a respected general ophthalmologist for over 30 years.

Dr Sharota was a Consultant Ophthalmologist at St George Hospital where he pioneered phacoemulsification in cataract surgery and was in charge of the neonatal intensive care ophthalmology screening program. He was Head of Department in Ophthalmology for 15 years and was also a Visiting Medical Officer at Sydney Eye Hospital.

He has worked in a voluntary capacity for the Fred Hollows Foundation training ophthalmologists in cataract surgery in Vietnam.

Work Experience: Dr Farlow worked briefly as a staff specialist at the Prince of Wales Hospital before entering private practice. She has been in the Hurstville area for over 25 years

Work Experience: Dr Gock returned to Sydney in 2002. She has had Public hospital appointments at Bathurst Base Hospital and Lithgow Hospital but is currently consulting only in private practice in Sydney and Penrith.

Work Experience: Prior to specialising in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of NSW at Prince of Wales, St George and Sutherland Hospitals, Dr Flax held numerous senior management positions in public and private hospitals in South Africa and Australia.

Work Experience: Dr Chong is a Clinical Lecturer with the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He runs a busy Medical Retina Clinic at Sydney Eye Hospital where he teaches Retinal Fellows, Ophthalmology trainees or registrars and medical students. In conjunction with Associate Professor I-Van Ho, Dr Chong also runs the weekly Retinal Journal Club at Sydney Eye Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology ( RANZCO) and a member of both the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS) and the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS). Dr Chong has been an investigator for a number of cutting-edge interventional clinical trials.

Work Experience: Dr Harry Leung is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney.

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: He commenced his private practice in 1997 in Sydney.

His passion in eye care has allowed him to be involved with Eye Camps in India and Fiji.

He now practices in Parramatta and Liverpool NSW.

Work Experience: On completion of specialist ophthalmology training, Dr Wei undertook one year of medical retina fellowship under the stewardship of Professor Paul Mitchell at Westmead hospital. Here, he gained expertise in the treatment of retinal and macular disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and other macular diseases. He also gained extensive proficiencies in performing all forms of retinal lasers and intravitreal injections. During this time, he was involved in numerous international clinical trials as a sub-investigator in new therapies for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusion.

Subsequently, Dr Wei underwent one year of vitreoretinal fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, in Toronto Canada. This is the busiest retinal unit in Canada, there he gained extensive experience in the management of difficult and complex vitreoretinal conditions. In particular, he became adept in minimally invasive treatment of retinal detachments with pneumatic retinopexy. Dr Wei also acquired competencies in performing eye surgeries using the latest 3D heads-up visualisation system with Alcon Ngenuity and Zeiss Artevo 800 technologies.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: Dr Kalapesi is a Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist at Westmead public Hospital and practices in our Sydney CBD, Epping and Burwood rooms.


Treatment Options

Cataract surgery (Including choice of lifestyle intraocular lens)
Anophthalmos and socket management
Blepharoplasty
Blow-Out Fractures
Botulinum toxin A (Botox) Services
Medicare PBS blepharospasm and Hemifacial spasm
Wrinkle treatment/Chemical brow lifts
Brow Lifts
Ectropion
Entropion
Eyelid Lesion Removal
General ophthalmology- Glaucoma management, diabetic retinal management, CASA reviews, treatment for macular degeneration and vein occlusions
Lacrimal Procedures including DCR surg
Orbital Tumour and inflammatory disease management
Ptosis
Skin Cancers
Thyroid Eye Disease

Work Experience: Dr Hollenbach has fellowships in -
1. oculoplastics.
2. neuro-ophthalmology
3. medical and surgical retina.


Dr Hollenbach is the principal of the practice and has done well over twenty thousand cataract operations and operates private at both Lingard Hospital and Maitland Private Hospital and publicly at Kurri Kurri Hospital where he always maintains a very short waiting list, meaning patients do not have to wait long for cataract surgery. New Eye Vision is a separate entity run through New Eye Centre based for patients with cataracts who are non insured, but wish to have their surgery done privately. We are able to offer this surgery at a discounted rate compared to having the surgery in any normal private facility for non insured patients.

Dr Hollenbach has done many thousands of eyelid procedures including ectropion, entropion repair, ptosis surgery, blepharoplasty, brow lifts and other cosmetic procedures such as cheek lifts and has extensive experience in peri-ocular cancer treatment, especially for BCC's and SCC's. He has also had extensive experience in orbital surgery and welcomes patients who have any orbital masses or diseases for review.

The last part of oculoplastics is the lacrimal system where Dr Hollenbach performs dacryocystorhinostomies, both externally and endonasally and also treats patients with recalcitrant blepharitis and dry eye with modalities such as IPL.

In the field of retina, Dr Hollenbach has extensive experience in treating patients with macular degeneration where he performs, not only intravitreal injections, but also offers 2RT sub thermal laser to try and slow progression of patients with macular drusen. He has had extensive treatment with diabetes and offers state of the art treatment for his diabetic patients which he attempts to see on a regular basis for many years to try and slow the progression of maculopathy using a combination of sub thermal laser and intravitreal therapies as part of the diagnostic treatment of macular diseases and also neuro-ophthalmology. Dr Hollenbach has a full suite of optic nerve diagnostic equipment including OCT, fluorescein angiography, ICG, electrophysiology and micro-perimetry. Patients from Maitland are seen locally where there is a full suite of diagnostic and treatment modalities meaning they do not have to travel and patients from Raymond Terrace can often have more extensive treatments done in Maitland, but intravitreal injections and OCT scanning as well as visual fields can all be done in Raymond Terrace.

Similarly field testing, OCT and intravitreal injections can be done in the Nelson Bay practice and so patients only need to travel down to Newcastle if they are having any more specific treatments.

Work Experience: On completing four years training in Ophthalmology with RANZCO I moved to the United Kingdom to complete further subspecialty training in Oculoplastic Surgery, and subsequently Ocular Oncology, at Moorfields Eye Hospital London.

In total I worked at Moorfields Eye Hospital for seven years, of which two years were in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery, and a further three years in Ocular Oncology. Throughout this period I trained directly under several internationally acclaimed specialists in their field, including Professor JRO Collin, Mr G Rose and Mr A Tyers in Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery, and Mr JL Hungerford in Ocular Oncology. Several periods intervening between these appointments were spent further expanding my experience in other departments at Moorfields, including Medical Retina, Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery.

I was also appointed to Moorfields as a locum Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon for a fixed period of one year, during which time I managed patients referred from other ophthalmologists, and oculoplastic surgeons, from throughout the United Kingdom.

Following my time in London I moved to Liverpool for an additional six months working with Professor B Damato in Ocular Oncology at the St Paul's Eye Unit.

From 2004 to 2016 I worked full time as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the public sector in the south of England. Over this period I amassed considerable experience and expertise in cataract surgery, medical and surgical management of glaucoma, lacrimal surgery, and both cosmetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery to the eyelids and upper face.

As a fully trained Ocular Oncologist I have performed over two hundred radioactive plaque insertions for ocular melanoma and several hundred enucleations for melanoma and retinoblastoma. I have considerable experience in the management of ocular surface tumours including squamous neoplasia and conjunctival melanoma using surgery, radioactive plaque, and topical drop treatments. At the time London was one of the busiest centres in the world for the treatment of retinoblastoma and I gained considerable experience in the diagnosis and management of this rare condition.

As a subspecialist Oculoplastic Surgeon, I am specifically qualified in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the periocular region and upper face. I have considerable expertise and experience in the management of eyelid tumours, including eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision, using a wide range of techniques. I have experience and am specifically trained in both functional and cosmetic blepharoplasty, surgery for the correction of ptosis and eyelid malposition, as well as eyebrow surgery, and have considerable experience in surgery for disorders of the lacrimal drainage system.

Since 2016 I have been based in Newcastle at The Newcastle Eye Centre, also consulting at Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, and Maitland. I operate privately at Lingard Hospital in Newcastle and at East Maitland Private Hospital. I also hold a public appointment with the Hunter and New England Health Authority consulting at the John Hunter Hospital, and operating at Kurri Kurri Hospital.

Work Experience: Prior to specialising in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of NSW at Prince of Wales, St George and Sutherland Hospitals, Dr Flax held numerous senior management positions in public and private hospitals in South Africa and Australia.

Work Experience: Dr Chong is a Clinical Lecturer with the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He runs a busy Medical Retina Clinic at Sydney Eye Hospital where he teaches Retinal Fellows, Ophthalmology trainees or registrars and medical students. In conjunction with Associate Professor I-Van Ho, Dr Chong also runs the weekly Retinal Journal Club at Sydney Eye Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology ( RANZCO) and a member of both the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS) and the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS). Dr Chong has been an investigator for a number of cutting-edge interventional clinical trials.

Work Experience: Dr Harry Leung is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney.

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, Sutherland/Sydney Children's Hospital

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: Dr Hamilton performs premium cataract surgery and laser eye surgery including LASIK. He manages all types of corneal diseases including Keratoconus and Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy and performs corneal transplantation. He also specialises in retinal conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retinal vein occlusions.

Work Experience: Dr Dov Hersh is an ophthalmologist with sub-specialty expertise in diseases of the retina. Dr Hersh has rare dual international post-graduate fellowship qualifications from world leading institutions and brings this expertise to his patients.

Dr Hersh has published multiple manuscripts in international peer reviewed journals and ensures to keeps up-to-date with the latest advances. As well as practicing general ophthalmology Dov is particularly interested in the management of retinal disorders including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and vein occlusions.

Dov is passionate about patient-centred care, good functional outcomes and quality of life for his patients.

Work Experience: Dr Brighu Swamy is a medical retina and macula subspecialist. His expertise is in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with retinal conditions. His particular interests are macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusions.

He is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and a Visiting Medical Officer at Bankstown Hospital where he is involved in teaching and supervising the registrars.

Work Experience: Dr McDonald holds a public hospital appointment at Sydney Eye Hospital, where he both consults and operates. He also holds academic appointments at both Sydney University and the University of Notre Dame.

Dr McDonald enjoys the diversity of maintaining a general ophthalmic practice and has broad surgical expertise. He is skilled in corneal and anterior segment surgery, but has a particular interest in cataract surgery, refractive surgery and corneal transplantation.

Work Experience: He works as a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Sydney Eye, Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool Hospitals, where he is heavily involved in training the next generation of eye surgeons.

Dr Lawlor is able to provide advice on all aspects of glaucoma diagnosis and management, and he performs all forms of glaucoma laser and surgery. This includes cataract surgery for closed angle glaucoma, “cataract plus” procedures to reduce dependence on eye drops for glaucoma, trabeculectomy filtration surgery, and tube shunt surgery. His particular areas of interest are normal tension glaucoma, and the surgical management of complex secondary glaucomas.

Work Experience: Dr Leaney is a dual fellowship trained Ophthalmologist specialising in glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. He performs cataract and glaucoma surgery with experience in a wide range of glaucoma surgical treatments including trabeculectomy, Baerveldt tube insertion and Xen implantation.

Work Experience: Dr Polya commenced private practice as the only vitreoretinal surgeon in the province of New Brunswick, Canada in 2007 and was appointed as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dalhousie University. He has performed thousands of surgeries for cataract and retinal disorders, and has performed many thousands of intravitreal injections and laser procedures. He has been involved in the teaching and training of ophthalmology residents, medical students, general practitioners, optometrists and optometry students.

Dr Polya as been involved in clinical trials for macular degeneration and has been active in research into diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, macular degeneration and sutureless vitrectomy surgery. He has authored and co-authored multiple published manuscripts in international journals and a book chapter on sutureless vitrectomy. He has presented at several international ophthalmic meetings, and has been an invited speaker at other professional meetings.

He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists, Oceania Retina Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Canadian Retina Society, and Australian Medical Association.

His special clinical interests are in small-gauge vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, macular hole and epiretinal membrane; and intravitreal and laser therapy for age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusions.

Work Experience: Dr Asimakis undertook Fellowship in Refractive Surgery in Queensland. He commenced private practice in 1998 in Sydney and took on a teaching post at Westmead Hospital where he ran the Corneal Clinic from 1998 to 2007.

Dr Peter Asimakis is passionate about providing advanced Eye treatment for the people of rural NSW delivered through his country practices in Mudgee & Lake Macquarie. He currently specialises in Cataract Surgery.

Work Experience: Dr Michael Chilov is a medical retina subspecialist. His expertise is in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with retinal conditions. His particular interests are macula degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusion.

Dr Chilov has been involved in a number of international clinical trials investigating the latest treatments for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and uveitis and is able to bring this knowledge to his patients.

Dr Chilov has written a number of peer reviewed publications and regularly peer reviews journal articles that have been submitted for publication.

Dr Chilov is a Consultant at Concord Hospital where he is involved in the training of ophthalmology specialists-in-training in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal conditions. He is a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney and Member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists.

Dr Chilov places great importance on the patient doctor relationship, making sure he gives his patients and their families answers to their questions. He ensures that his patients have the latest information about their treatment options and collaborates with them to formulate a clear treatment plan.

Work Experience: Medical Director and Principal Ophthalmic Surgeon, Vision Clinic Sydney 2013 -

Medical Director and Principal Ophthalmic Surgeon, Narellan Eye Specialists 2017 -

Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Visiting Medical Officer, Liverpool Public Hospital 2009 -




Dr Kumar is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with specific and extensive training in conventional and Laser Cataract Surgery, Laser Vision Correction, alternatives to laser surgery, Cornea Transplantation Surgery, the management of Keratoconus and Pterygium Surgery.

Dr Kumar is also committed to the management of glaucoma and retina conditions.Committed to education in the field of ophthalmology.

Dr. Kumar is a clinical senior lecturer at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University.

Dr Kumar is a regular reviewer for articles submitted for publication in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the British Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. He has published numerous peer reviewed papers and book chapters involving his specialty interests.

Dr Kumar is a member of the Australian, American and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Dr Kumar has extensive experience using the femtosecond laser to perform LASIK and cornea transplantations. Given this background, he was amongst the first surgeons in Australia to perform femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery.

Dr. Kumar is committed to the preservation and improvement of quality of vision. He is dedicated to maintaining the highest standard of ophthalmic medical and surgical care.

Work Experience: Dr Rossiter-Thornton is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with expertise in the treatment of cataract, glaucoma. He is proficient in simple and complicated cataract surgery, and iStent insertion.

Dr Rossiter-Thornton also practices at Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Campbelltown Hospital, participates in aid programmes to south east Asia, and is actively involved with the college of ophthalmologists.

Work Experience: Dr Moloney was raised in Wagga Wagga, NSW. At the completion of his training he was invited to join faculty as Clinical Assistant Professor at the UBC Department of Visual Sciences. Since returning to Australia he continues to conduct research and teaching in his role as clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney, and corneal and oculoplastic staff specialist at Sydney Eye Hospital.

Dr Moloney is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He has published numerous peer reviewed articles and presented at national and international meetings.

In 2012 he was awarded a Canadian national research award for his work on new techniques in corneal transplantation.

For three years in a row (2014, 15 and 16) he won first prize in the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery film festival (corneal and refractive section).

He was the first surgeon in Australia to perform a Boston Keratoprosthesis implantation (artificial cornea) and Osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis procedure (tooth in eye).

In 2018 he was the first Australian to be awarded the prestigious Troutman award from the World Cornea Society for best research publication by an author under 40.

Dr. Moloney is the convenor and lecturer at the Sydney Eye Hospital DMEK course designed to share and promote the latest techniques in corneal transplantation.

Dr Moloney's main areas of interest are complicated cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, eyelid, and lacrimal surgery.

His passion is finding new surgical procedures to help patients with corneal blindness, keratoconus, Fuchs' dystrophy, and lacrimal obstruction.

Work Experience: Dr Ramakrishnan is a medical retina specialist and cataract surgeon.

On completing her specialist training, Dr Ramakrishnan pursued her interest in remote and third world ophthalmology through the Fred Hollows Fellowship. She worked in remote indigenous communities in central Australia as well as in rural communities in Nepal and gained experience in managing complex cataracts and advanced diabetic eye disease.

Following this she undertook a Medical Retina Fellowship at the renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London where she specialised in diseases of the retina including age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions, anterior and posterior uveitis as well as genetic disorders of the eye. During her time at Moorfields Eye Hospital she was also involved in research focusing on the management of macular disorders.

Dr Ramakrishnan is committed to providing the highest quality of care through integrating a patient centred approach with evidence based practices.

Work Experience: Dr Richard Parker is an ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon offering eyelid, lacrimal, orbital and cataract surgery as well as general ophthalmology.

Clinical Interests:
Eyelid surgery - eyelid malposition, ptosis, periocular skin cancer management, facial nerve palsy, blepharospasm and facial spasms

Lacrimal surgery - DCR surgery (external and endonasal) and related problems

Orbital surgery - thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammation, orbital lesions and surgery

Cataract surgery - routine and complex

General ophthalmic problems

Work Experience: Dr Trinh was awarded the position of Chief Fellow of the University of Toronto and subsequently received the prestigious Lim Memorial Prize for the subspecialty surgeon exemplifying best surgical and teaching skills. Dr Trinh then undertook a research fellowship in laser cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, dry eye treatments and ocular surface disease.

Dr Trinh has now been invited to join the team at Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia as a Staff Specialist in Cornea, External Diseases and Refractive Surgery.

She has published over 20 scientific journal articles in national and international journals, written book chapters on advanced corneal transplantation techniques and ocular surface disease and is a regular presenter on the national and international conference circuits.

She teaches medical students, residents, registrars and fellows, is involved in the development of anterior segment curriculum teaching at the University of Toronto and contributes regularly to community optometry education. She is also a clinical associate lecturer for the University of QLD.

She currently sits on the RANZCO Executive Committee for Women in Ophthalmology and is the Secretary for the Global Research and Education Society of Ophthalmology (GERSO).

Work Experience: Dr Hollenbach has fellowships in -
1. oculoplastics.
2. neuro-ophthalmology
3. medical and surgical retina.


Dr Hollenbach is the principal of the practice and has done well over twenty thousand cataract operations and operates private at both Lingard Hospital and Maitland Private Hospital and publicly at Kurri Kurri Hospital where he always maintains a very short waiting list, meaning patients do not have to wait long for cataract surgery. New Eye Vision is a separate entity run through New Eye Centre based for patients with cataracts who are non insured, but wish to have their surgery done privately. We are able to offer this surgery at a discounted rate compared to having the surgery in any normal private facility for non insured patients.

Dr Hollenbach has done many thousands of eyelid procedures including ectropion, entropion repair, ptosis surgery, blepharoplasty, brow lifts and other cosmetic procedures such as cheek lifts and has extensive experience in peri-ocular cancer treatment, especially for BCC's and SCC's. He has also had extensive experience in orbital surgery and welcomes patients who have any orbital masses or diseases for review.

The last part of oculoplastics is the lacrimal system where Dr Hollenbach performs dacryocystorhinostomies, both externally and endonasally and also treats patients with recalcitrant blepharitis and dry eye with modalities such as IPL.

In the field of retina, Dr Hollenbach has extensive experience in treating patients with macular degeneration where he performs, not only intravitreal injections, but also offers 2RT sub thermal laser to try and slow progression of patients with macular drusen. He has had extensive treatment with diabetes and offers state of the art treatment for his diabetic patients which he attempts to see on a regular basis for many years to try and slow the progression of maculopathy using a combination of sub thermal laser and intravitreal therapies as part of the diagnostic treatment of macular diseases and also neuro-ophthalmology. Dr Hollenbach has a full suite of optic nerve diagnostic equipment including OCT, fluorescein angiography, ICG, electrophysiology and micro-perimetry. Patients from Maitland are seen locally where there is a full suite of diagnostic and treatment modalities meaning they do not have to travel and patients from Raymond Terrace can often have more extensive treatments done in Maitland, but intravitreal injections and OCT scanning as well as visual fields can all be done in Raymond Terrace.

Similarly field testing, OCT and intravitreal injections can be done in the Nelson Bay practice and so patients only need to travel down to Newcastle if they are having any more specific treatments.

Work Experience: On completing four years training in Ophthalmology with RANZCO I moved to the United Kingdom to complete further subspecialty training in Oculoplastic Surgery, and subsequently Ocular Oncology, at Moorfields Eye Hospital London.

In total I worked at Moorfields Eye Hospital for seven years, of which two years were in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery, and a further three years in Ocular Oncology. Throughout this period I trained directly under several internationally acclaimed specialists in their field, including Professor JRO Collin, Mr G Rose and Mr A Tyers in Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery, and Mr JL Hungerford in Ocular Oncology. Several periods intervening between these appointments were spent further expanding my experience in other departments at Moorfields, including Medical Retina, Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery.

I was also appointed to Moorfields as a locum Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon for a fixed period of one year, during which time I managed patients referred from other ophthalmologists, and oculoplastic surgeons, from throughout the United Kingdom.

Following my time in London I moved to Liverpool for an additional six months working with Professor B Damato in Ocular Oncology at the St Paul's Eye Unit.

From 2004 to 2016 I worked full time as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the public sector in the south of England. Over this period I amassed considerable experience and expertise in cataract surgery, medical and surgical management of glaucoma, lacrimal surgery, and both cosmetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery to the eyelids and upper face.

As a fully trained Ocular Oncologist I have performed over two hundred radioactive plaque insertions for ocular melanoma and several hundred enucleations for melanoma and retinoblastoma. I have considerable experience in the management of ocular surface tumours including squamous neoplasia and conjunctival melanoma using surgery, radioactive plaque, and topical drop treatments. At the time London was one of the busiest centres in the world for the treatment of retinoblastoma and I gained considerable experience in the diagnosis and management of this rare condition.

As a subspecialist Oculoplastic Surgeon, I am specifically qualified in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the periocular region and upper face. I have considerable expertise and experience in the management of eyelid tumours, including eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision, using a wide range of techniques. I have experience and am specifically trained in both functional and cosmetic blepharoplasty, surgery for the correction of ptosis and eyelid malposition, as well as eyebrow surgery, and have considerable experience in surgery for disorders of the lacrimal drainage system.

Since 2016 I have been based in Newcastle at The Newcastle Eye Centre, also consulting at Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, and Maitland. I operate privately at Lingard Hospital in Newcastle and at East Maitland Private Hospital. I also hold a public appointment with the Hunter and New England Health Authority consulting at the John Hunter Hospital, and operating at Kurri Kurri Hospital.

Work Experience: Dr Hollenbach has fellowships in -
1. oculoplastics.
2. neuro-ophthalmology
3. medical and surgical retina.


Dr Hollenbach is the principal of the practice and has done well over twenty thousand cataract operations and operates private at both Lingard Hospital and Maitland Private Hospital and publicly at Kurri Kurri Hospital where he always maintains a very short waiting list, meaning patients do not have to wait long for cataract surgery. New Eye Vision is a separate entity run through New Eye Centre based for patients with cataracts who are non insured, but wish to have their surgery done privately. We are able to offer this surgery at a discounted rate compared to having the surgery in any normal private facility for non insured patients.

Dr Hollenbach has done many thousands of eyelid procedures including ectropion, entropion repair, ptosis surgery, blepharoplasty, brow lifts and other cosmetic procedures such as cheek lifts and has extensive experience in peri-ocular cancer treatment, especially for BCC's and SCC's. He has also had extensive experience in orbital surgery and welcomes patients who have any orbital masses or diseases for review.

The last part of oculoplastics is the lacrimal system where Dr Hollenbach performs dacryocystorhinostomies, both externally and endonasally and also treats patients with recalcitrant blepharitis and dry eye with modalities such as IPL.

In the field of retina, Dr Hollenbach has extensive experience in treating patients with macular degeneration where he performs, not only intravitreal injections, but also offers 2RT sub thermal laser to try and slow progression of patients with macular drusen. He has had extensive treatment with diabetes and offers state of the art treatment for his diabetic patients which he attempts to see on a regular basis for many years to try and slow the progression of maculopathy using a combination of sub thermal laser and intravitreal therapies as part of the diagnostic treatment of macular diseases and also neuro-ophthalmology. Dr Hollenbach has a full suite of optic nerve diagnostic equipment including OCT, fluorescein angiography, ICG, electrophysiology and micro-perimetry. Patients from Maitland are seen locally where there is a full suite of diagnostic and treatment modalities meaning they do not have to travel and patients from Raymond Terrace can often have more extensive treatments done in Maitland, but intravitreal injections and OCT scanning as well as visual fields can all be done in Raymond Terrace.

Similarly field testing, OCT and intravitreal injections can be done in the Nelson Bay practice and so patients only need to travel down to Newcastle if they are having any more specific treatments.

Work Experience: On completing four years training in Ophthalmology with RANZCO I moved to the United Kingdom to complete further subspecialty training in Oculoplastic Surgery, and subsequently Ocular Oncology, at Moorfields Eye Hospital London.

In total I worked at Moorfields Eye Hospital for seven years, of which two years were in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery, and a further three years in Ocular Oncology. Throughout this period I trained directly under several internationally acclaimed specialists in their field, including Professor JRO Collin, Mr G Rose and Mr A Tyers in Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery, and Mr JL Hungerford in Ocular Oncology. Several periods intervening between these appointments were spent further expanding my experience in other departments at Moorfields, including Medical Retina, Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery.

I was also appointed to Moorfields as a locum Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon for a fixed period of one year, during which time I managed patients referred from other ophthalmologists, and oculoplastic surgeons, from throughout the United Kingdom.

Following my time in London I moved to Liverpool for an additional six months working with Professor B Damato in Ocular Oncology at the St Paul's Eye Unit.

From 2004 to 2016 I worked full time as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the public sector in the south of England. Over this period I amassed considerable experience and expertise in cataract surgery, medical and surgical management of glaucoma, lacrimal surgery, and both cosmetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery to the eyelids and upper face.

As a fully trained Ocular Oncologist I have performed over two hundred radioactive plaque insertions for ocular melanoma and several hundred enucleations for melanoma and retinoblastoma. I have considerable experience in the management of ocular surface tumours including squamous neoplasia and conjunctival melanoma using surgery, radioactive plaque, and topical drop treatments. At the time London was one of the busiest centres in the world for the treatment of retinoblastoma and I gained considerable experience in the diagnosis and management of this rare condition.

As a subspecialist Oculoplastic Surgeon, I am specifically qualified in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the periocular region and upper face. I have considerable expertise and experience in the management of eyelid tumours, including eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision, using a wide range of techniques. I have experience and am specifically trained in both functional and cosmetic blepharoplasty, surgery for the correction of ptosis and eyelid malposition, as well as eyebrow surgery, and have considerable experience in surgery for disorders of the lacrimal drainage system.

Since 2016 I have been based in Newcastle at The Newcastle Eye Centre, also consulting at Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, and Maitland. I operate privately at Lingard Hospital in Newcastle and at East Maitland Private Hospital. I also hold a public appointment with the Hunter and New England Health Authority consulting at the John Hunter Hospital, and operating at Kurri Kurri Hospital.

Work Experience: Dr Dov Hersh is an ophthalmologist with sub-specialty expertise in diseases of the retina. Dr Hersh has rare dual international post-graduate fellowship qualifications from world leading institutions and brings this expertise to his patients.

Dr Hersh has published multiple manuscripts in international peer reviewed journals and ensures to keeps up-to-date with the latest advances. As well as practicing general ophthalmology Dov is particularly interested in the management of retinal disorders including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and vein occlusions.

Dov is passionate about patient-centred care, good functional outcomes and quality of life for his patients.

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: She was a Visiting Medical Officer at Westmead Hospital for a decade, where she greatly enjoyed helping to train a new generation of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Jennings is an experienced cataract surgeon and conducts a Medical Retina and General Ophthalmology clinic at our Castle Hill, Parramatta Dubbo, Mudgee and City locations.

She is a member of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists.

Work Experience: Professor Andrew White has done a large amount of work delivery the way eye care is delivered in both the hospital and community setting. He is currently Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Westmead Hospital and Director of the Community Eye Care Project (C-eye-C) based in Western Sydney.

Work Experience: Dr Kalapesi is a Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist at Westmead public Hospital and practices in our Sydney CBD, Epping and Burwood rooms.


Treatment Options

Cataract surgery (Including choice of lifestyle intraocular lens)
Anophthalmos and socket management
Blepharoplasty
Blow-Out Fractures
Botulinum toxin A (Botox) Services
Medicare PBS blepharospasm and Hemifacial spasm
Wrinkle treatment/Chemical brow lifts
Brow Lifts
Ectropion
Entropion
Eyelid Lesion Removal
General ophthalmology- Glaucoma management, diabetic retinal management, CASA reviews, treatment for macular degeneration and vein occlusions
Lacrimal Procedures including DCR surg
Orbital Tumour and inflammatory disease management
Ptosis
Skin Cancers
Thyroid Eye Disease

Work Experience: Dr Zborowska works at both the Parramatta & Morisset locations of Personal Eyes.

Work Experience: Dr Richard Parker is an ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon offering eyelid, lacrimal, orbital and cataract surgery as well as general ophthalmology.

Clinical Interests:
Eyelid surgery - eyelid malposition, ptosis, periocular skin cancer management, facial nerve palsy, blepharospasm and facial spasms

Lacrimal surgery - DCR surgery (external and endonasal) and related problems

Orbital surgery - thyroid eye disease, orbital inflammation, orbital lesions and surgery

Cataract surgery - routine and complex

General ophthalmic problems

Work Experience: Dr Nanda has diagnosed & managed a wide range of ocular conditions for patients across Sydney, while working at the various Primary Health Care medical centres at: Bankstown, Ingleburn, Castle Hill, Fairfield, Campsie & Campbelltown. Dr Nanda also worked at Brookvale - Sydney Eye Clinic (formerly known as Sebban Eye Centre) during this time.

In 2006, Dr Nanda established Hills Eye Surgery, providing comprehensive Ophthalmology services in the Hills District of Sydney.

Dr Nanda is a General Ophthalmologist with special interest in Cataract surgery, Glaucoma management and treatment of Medical Retinal conditions like Diabetic retinopathy and Macular Degeneration.

Work Experience: Dr Banerjee’s main aims are to serve the population of Greater Western Sydney always offering the latest technology in ophthalmology and to provide the highest possible clinical service to the region.Fellowships


Current Hospital Appointments

Visiting Medical Officer
Bourke Hospital
Visiting Medical Officer
Nepean Hospital Springwood
Visiting Ophthalmologist
Epping Surgery Centre
Nepean Private Hospital
Parramatta Eye Centre



Previous Appointments

July 2006 to July 2008
Ophthalmologist – various locations

March 2005-June 2006
Staff Specialist Sydney Eye Hospital
2006

Ophthalmology Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
January 2002-2005

Ophthalmology Registrar, Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital, Melbourne (Locum)
October 2001 to January 2002

Ophthalmology Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW (Locum)
November1999 to February 2000



Fellowships

Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists United Kingdom (FRCOphth)



Memberships

Australian Medical Association
Australia & New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists
Australia & New Zealand Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
American Academy of Ophthalmologists
American Society of Retina Specialists
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
European Society of Retina Specialists
Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, UK




Medical Education

Ophthalmic Science Examiner
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Teaching
Sydney Medical School Nepean

Work Experience: Dr Graeme Wards is a consultant ophthalmologist at Nepean Valley Eye Surgeons.

In 1986 Dr Wards commenced private practice in Penrith. In 2011 Dr Wards sold his private practice to Dr Gayatri Banerjee and Nepean Valley Eye Surgeons was born. Dr Wards
now spends one day per fortnight in the practice seeing only children.



Memberships
* AMA

Current Hospital Appointments
* Visiting Medical Officer
* Nepean Hospital
* Areas of interest in ophthalmology


Medical Education

RANZCO Conferences
Teaching Sydney Medical School Nepean

Work Experience: Mar 2020 – Current Corneal Specialist
Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, NSW

Sep 2016 – Current Corneal Specialist
Westmead Hospital, NSW

Sep 2015 – Current Visiting Medical Officer (Ophthalmology)
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, NSW

Mar 2013 – Jun 2014 Clinical Fellow in Cornea, External Disease, Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery
University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Canada

Aug 2012 – Feb 2013 Senior Ophthalmology Registrar
Monash Health, Victoria

Feb 2012 – Aug 2012 Senior Ophthalmology Registrar
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Victoria

Work Experience: Specialising in the treatment and surgery of diseases of the retina, Dr. Chandra deals with conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and diabetic vitreous haemorrhage.
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In 2006 he established the Fiji Eye Project, offering free cataract and other surgeries to the poor and underprivileged in Lautoka, Fiji. Over the past 10 years he and his team has operated on close to 1000 cataracts, giving vision to these patients, who otherwise would be unable to gain access to quality eye surgery. For his work both in Australia and overseas, Dr. Jay Chandra was awarded the Order of Australia in 2016.
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Dr. Chandra has hospital attachments at Westmead Public Hospital as VMO: Vitreoretinal surgery and at Nepean Private Hospital.

Work Experience: Dr Hollenbach has fellowships in -
1. oculoplastics.
2. neuro-ophthalmology
3. medical and surgical retina.


Dr Hollenbach is the principal of the practice and has done well over twenty thousand cataract operations and operates private at both Lingard Hospital and Maitland Private Hospital and publicly at Kurri Kurri Hospital where he always maintains a very short waiting list, meaning patients do not have to wait long for cataract surgery. New Eye Vision is a separate entity run through New Eye Centre based for patients with cataracts who are non insured, but wish to have their surgery done privately. We are able to offer this surgery at a discounted rate compared to having the surgery in any normal private facility for non insured patients.

Dr Hollenbach has done many thousands of eyelid procedures including ectropion, entropion repair, ptosis surgery, blepharoplasty, brow lifts and other cosmetic procedures such as cheek lifts and has extensive experience in peri-ocular cancer treatment, especially for BCC's and SCC's. He has also had extensive experience in orbital surgery and welcomes patients who have any orbital masses or diseases for review.

The last part of oculoplastics is the lacrimal system where Dr Hollenbach performs dacryocystorhinostomies, both externally and endonasally and also treats patients with recalcitrant blepharitis and dry eye with modalities such as IPL.

In the field of retina, Dr Hollenbach has extensive experience in treating patients with macular degeneration where he performs, not only intravitreal injections, but also offers 2RT sub thermal laser to try and slow progression of patients with macular drusen. He has had extensive treatment with diabetes and offers state of the art treatment for his diabetic patients which he attempts to see on a regular basis for many years to try and slow the progression of maculopathy using a combination of sub thermal laser and intravitreal therapies as part of the diagnostic treatment of macular diseases and also neuro-ophthalmology. Dr Hollenbach has a full suite of optic nerve diagnostic equipment including OCT, fluorescein angiography, ICG, electrophysiology and micro-perimetry. Patients from Maitland are seen locally where there is a full suite of diagnostic and treatment modalities meaning they do not have to travel and patients from Raymond Terrace can often have more extensive treatments done in Maitland, but intravitreal injections and OCT scanning as well as visual fields can all be done in Raymond Terrace.

Similarly field testing, OCT and intravitreal injections can be done in the Nelson Bay practice and so patients only need to travel down to Newcastle if they are having any more specific treatments.

Work Experience: On completing four years training in Ophthalmology with RANZCO I moved to the United Kingdom to complete further subspecialty training in Oculoplastic Surgery, and subsequently Ocular Oncology, at Moorfields Eye Hospital London.

In total I worked at Moorfields Eye Hospital for seven years, of which two years were in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal surgery, and a further three years in Ocular Oncology. Throughout this period I trained directly under several internationally acclaimed specialists in their field, including Professor JRO Collin, Mr G Rose and Mr A Tyers in Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery, and Mr JL Hungerford in Ocular Oncology. Several periods intervening between these appointments were spent further expanding my experience in other departments at Moorfields, including Medical Retina, Uveitis, Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery.

I was also appointed to Moorfields as a locum Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon for a fixed period of one year, during which time I managed patients referred from other ophthalmologists, and oculoplastic surgeons, from throughout the United Kingdom.

Following my time in London I moved to Liverpool for an additional six months working with Professor B Damato in Ocular Oncology at the St Paul's Eye Unit.

From 2004 to 2016 I worked full time as a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the public sector in the south of England. Over this period I amassed considerable experience and expertise in cataract surgery, medical and surgical management of glaucoma, lacrimal surgery, and both cosmetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery to the eyelids and upper face.

As a fully trained Ocular Oncologist I have performed over two hundred radioactive plaque insertions for ocular melanoma and several hundred enucleations for melanoma and retinoblastoma. I have considerable experience in the management of ocular surface tumours including squamous neoplasia and conjunctival melanoma using surgery, radioactive plaque, and topical drop treatments. At the time London was one of the busiest centres in the world for the treatment of retinoblastoma and I gained considerable experience in the diagnosis and management of this rare condition.

As a subspecialist Oculoplastic Surgeon, I am specifically qualified in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the periocular region and upper face. I have considerable expertise and experience in the management of eyelid tumours, including eyelid reconstruction following tumour excision, using a wide range of techniques. I have experience and am specifically trained in both functional and cosmetic blepharoplasty, surgery for the correction of ptosis and eyelid malposition, as well as eyebrow surgery, and have considerable experience in surgery for disorders of the lacrimal drainage system.

Since 2016 I have been based in Newcastle at The Newcastle Eye Centre, also consulting at Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, and Maitland. I operate privately at Lingard Hospital in Newcastle and at East Maitland Private Hospital. I also hold a public appointment with the Hunter and New England Health Authority consulting at the John Hunter Hospital, and operating at Kurri Kurri Hospital.

Work Experience: SUMMARY:

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
VMO Nepean Hospital (since 2018)
VMO Springwood Hospital (since 2015)
VMO Bankstown Hospital (since 2012)
VMO (Locum) Concord Hospital (6 months, 2014)
Fellowship - General Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery / Medical Retina
Macquarie University Hospital
Accredited ophthalmology training with Sydney Eye Hospital and secondments
Three years of broad clinical medical experience, one year of experience as basic surgical trainee, one year at medical registrar level


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Conjoint Lecturer – UNSW
Previous – Lecturer and Tutor – University of Sydney


CLINICAL TRIALS
Consultant Ophthalmologist – Kinghorn Cancer Centre BRIGhT – Application pending for Research Grant, SWSLHD


GOVERNANCE
VMO at 3 Public Hospitals
Councillor, Federal RANZCO (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists) Secretary, Executive Committee, NSW Branch, RANZCO
Organising Committee, RANZCO NSW ASM 2020, 2023
Chair of Morbidity and Mortality, NBMLHD
Interview panel, Registrar position, Bankstown Hospital
Co-Author - Health Pathways for GPs NBMLHD
Advisory Board – Eye Care and improving surgical outcomes and satisfaction
Medical Advisory Committee, private day hospital, Sydney (since 2014)
National Governance Committee, College of Physicians
Postgraduate Medical Council, JMO representative (intern)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Examiner, Ophthalmic sciences, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Supervisor of Registrar Training, Bankstown Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Three years as Anatomy Tutor, Lecturer, Dissection room demonstrator, University of Sydney
Since 1995 - Formal and informal education of medical students, junior doctors, and other allied health staff


PUBLICATIONS
Six papers published
One book chapter published by Oxford University Press
Four published abstracts
Writer for Australian Doctor Magazine – Therapy Updates and Case Studies.


PRESENTATIONS
Invited panelist, international webinar
Three oral presentations at international conferences, one as invited speaker Eight oral presentations at national conferences, six as invited speaker
One poster presentation at a national conference
One international and one national workshop



Scholarships/Prizes

UNIVERSITY
1994 - John Irvine Hunter Prize. Prosectors Competition. Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney. (Specimen currently bottled and on display in the Wilson Museum)



DETAILS:


RESEARCH

1996 - Australian Postgraduate Award. The Commonwealth Government.
Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society Scholarship. Awarded to cover attendance costs at international conference.
Gold Medal. Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society. Awarded for ‘best overall paper presentation’ at international Symposium.
1997 - British Chevening Scholarship. The British Council. Awarded to conduct PhD studies at University College London and Cambridge University for 6 months.
1999 - Postgraduate Travel Grant. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney.
Honorary Student Membership. Commendation for submitted paper. The Royal Society (NSW
branch).
2000 - Honourable mention, Albert A. Dalhberg Award. Awarded by the Dental Anthropology
Association for manuscript presented at international conference.
2002 - PhD/Medicine Scholarship. The Private Practice Fund, The Canberra Hospital.



Clinical Trials

Consultant Ophthalmologist for direct referrals from Kinghorn Cancer Centre (a joint facility of St Vincent’s Hospital and The Garvan Institute) for all clinical trial patients, to detect eye pathology for inclusion to and exclusion from clinical trials, as well as monitoring complications and side effects of trial medications. This involves comprehensive anterior and posterior segment examinations.

Associate Investigator: Current funding from NHMRC, Supported by The George Institute for Global Health: Best Practice Surgical and Refractive (BRIGhT) management strategy for cataract, which combines expedited sequential cataract surgery and provision of necessary refractive correction through updated spectacle lenses within 2 weeks of second eye surgery. Site SWSLHD.

Current funding application for Translational Research Grants Scheme, Supported by Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI): A Vision for Integrated hospital and community management of chronic eye diseases: Effectiveness and adaptability of Community-Eye-Care (C-EYE-C) - does it promote access, is it cost- effective and does it meet patients’ needs?



Publications
2018-present Ophthalmology contributor – “Australian Doctor” magazine.
Paper and digital print circulated to over 20,000 General Practitioners
A GPs guide to the impact of digital screens on young eyes. 17 April 2018 Therapy update: diagnosis and management of dry eye for GPs. 25 October 2019

Chiu A.L.S. Gatinel, D. Howes. F, Tenen, A. Corbett, D. Catt, C. Males, J. Snibson, G. Expanding the Surgical Practice of the General Ophthalmologist – Correction of Refractive Error. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2022, 49(8): 816.

Chiu A.L.S, Lockington, D. Ang, A. Apel, A.J.G. Lahood, B.R. Sutton, G. Harrisberg, B. Improving refractive outcomes in Pseudophakic Patients – Secondary sulcus piggyback lenses, IOL exchange, and toric lens use. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2022, 49(8): 836.

Thurtell MJ, Chiu ALS, Goold LA, Akdal G, Cromptom JL, Ahmed R, Madge SN, Selva D, Francis I, Ghabrial R, Ananda A, Gibson J, Chan R, Thompson EO, Rodriguez M, McCluskey PJ, Halmagyi GM. Neuro-ophthalmology of invasive fungal sinusitis: 14 consecutive patients and a review of the literature. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2013, 41(6): 567-576.

Choy E.T., Chiu, A., Young, J., Butow, P., and Spillane, A. (2005) A pilot study to evaluate the impact on patient outcomes of involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary clinic discussion of their surgery results and treatment. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2005; 75 (s1): A31. Abstract.

Chiu, A.L.S, and Robertson, M. Chapter 38: Psychiatric Trauma. In: Sherry, E., Trieu, L. and Templeton, J. (eds.) Trauma. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2003; 632-644.

Chiu, A.L.S. Forensic and anthropological aspects of variation in dental metrics in two contemporary Australian populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2000; 30 (Suppl): 123. Abstract.

Chiu, A.L.S. and Donlon, D. Anthropological and Forensic Aspects of Odontometric Variation in Two Contemporary Australian Populations. Journal of the Dental Anthropology Association. 2000; 14 (2): 20-37.

Chiu, A.L.S., Sherry, E. and Phung, X. Accessibility of clinical information on the web: Just try to be specific. Nature. 1999; 401 (6749): 111.
Keay K.A., Crowfoot L.J., Floyd N.S., Henderson L.A., Christie M.J. and Bandler R. (1997) Cardiovascular effects of microinjections of opioid agonists into the 'Depressor Region' of the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray region. Brain Research. 1997; 762(1-2):61-71. Acknowledgement for experimental work Conference




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Work Experience: SUMMARY:

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
VMO Nepean Hospital (since 2018)
VMO Springwood Hospital (since 2015)
VMO Bankstown Hospital (since 2012)
VMO (Locum) Concord Hospital (6 months, 2014)
Fellowship - General Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery / Medical Retina
Macquarie University Hospital
Accredited ophthalmology training with Sydney Eye Hospital and secondments
Three years of broad clinical medical experience, one year of experience as basic surgical trainee, one year at medical registrar level


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Conjoint Lecturer – UNSW
Previous – Lecturer and Tutor – University of Sydney


CLINICAL TRIALS
Consultant Ophthalmologist – Kinghorn Cancer Centre BRIGhT – Application pending for Research Grant, SWSLHD


GOVERNANCE
VMO at 3 Public Hospitals
Councillor, Federal RANZCO (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists) Secretary, Executive Committee, NSW Branch, RANZCO
Organising Committee, RANZCO NSW ASM 2020, 2023
Chair of Morbidity and Mortality, NBMLHD
Interview panel, Registrar position, Bankstown Hospital
Co-Author - Health Pathways for GPs NBMLHD
Advisory Board – Eye Care and improving surgical outcomes and satisfaction
Medical Advisory Committee, private day hospital, Sydney (since 2014)
National Governance Committee, College of Physicians
Postgraduate Medical Council, JMO representative (intern)


TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Examiner, Ophthalmic sciences, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Supervisor of Registrar Training, Bankstown Hospital, South Western Sydney Local Health District Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Three years as Anatomy Tutor, Lecturer, Dissection room demonstrator, University of Sydney
Since 1995 - Formal and informal education of medical students, junior doctors, and other allied health staff


PUBLICATIONS
Six papers published
One book chapter published by Oxford University Press
Four published abstracts
Writer for Australian Doctor Magazine – Therapy Updates and Case Studies.


PRESENTATIONS
Invited panelist, international webinar
Three oral presentations at international conferences, one as invited speaker Eight oral presentations at national conferences, six as invited speaker
One poster presentation at a national conference
One international and one national workshop



Scholarships/Prizes

UNIVERSITY
1994 - John Irvine Hunter Prize. Prosectors Competition. Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney. (Specimen currently bottled and on display in the Wilson Museum)



DETAILS:


RESEARCH

1996 - Australian Postgraduate Award. The Commonwealth Government.
Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society Scholarship. Awarded to cover attendance costs at international conference.
Gold Medal. Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society. Awarded for ‘best overall paper presentation’ at international Symposium.
1997 - British Chevening Scholarship. The British Council. Awarded to conduct PhD studies at University College London and Cambridge University for 6 months.
1999 - Postgraduate Travel Grant. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney.
Honorary Student Membership. Commendation for submitted paper. The Royal Society (NSW
branch).
2000 - Honourable mention, Albert A. Dalhberg Award. Awarded by the Dental Anthropology
Association for manuscript presented at international conference.
2002 - PhD/Medicine Scholarship. The Private Practice Fund, The Canberra Hospital.



Clinical Trials

Consultant Ophthalmologist for direct referrals from Kinghorn Cancer Centre (a joint facility of St Vincent’s Hospital and The Garvan Institute) for all clinical trial patients, to detect eye pathology for inclusion to and exclusion from clinical trials, as well as monitoring complications and side effects of trial medications. This involves comprehensive anterior and posterior segment examinations.

Associate Investigator: Current funding from NHMRC, Supported by The George Institute for Global Health: Best Practice Surgical and Refractive (BRIGhT) management strategy for cataract, which combines expedited sequential cataract surgery and provision of necessary refractive correction through updated spectacle lenses within 2 weeks of second eye surgery. Site SWSLHD.

Current funding application for Translational Research Grants Scheme, Supported by Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI): A Vision for Integrated hospital and community management of chronic eye diseases: Effectiveness and adaptability of Community-Eye-Care (C-EYE-C) - does it promote access, is it cost- effective and does it meet patients’ needs?



Publications
2018-present Ophthalmology contributor – “Australian Doctor” magazine.
Paper and digital print circulated to over 20,000 General Practitioners
A GPs guide to the impact of digital screens on young eyes. 17 April 2018 Therapy update: diagnosis and management of dry eye for GPs. 25 October 2019

Chiu A.L.S. Gatinel, D. Howes. F, Tenen, A. Corbett, D. Catt, C. Males, J. Snibson, G. Expanding the Surgical Practice of the General Ophthalmologist – Correction of Refractive Error. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2022, 49(8): 816.

Chiu A.L.S, Lockington, D. Ang, A. Apel, A.J.G. Lahood, B.R. Sutton, G. Harrisberg, B. Improving refractive outcomes in Pseudophakic Patients – Secondary sulcus piggyback lenses, IOL exchange, and toric lens use. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2022, 49(8): 836.

Thurtell MJ, Chiu ALS, Goold LA, Akdal G, Cromptom JL, Ahmed R, Madge SN, Selva D, Francis I, Ghabrial R, Ananda A, Gibson J, Chan R, Thompson EO, Rodriguez M, McCluskey PJ, Halmagyi GM. Neuro-ophthalmology of invasive fungal sinusitis: 14 consecutive patients and a review of the literature. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 2013, 41(6): 567-576.

Choy E.T., Chiu, A., Young, J., Butow, P., and Spillane, A. (2005) A pilot study to evaluate the impact on patient outcomes of involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary clinic discussion of their surgery results and treatment. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2005; 75 (s1): A31. Abstract.

Chiu, A.L.S, and Robertson, M. Chapter 38: Psychiatric Trauma. In: Sherry, E., Trieu, L. and Templeton, J. (eds.) Trauma. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2003; 632-644.

Chiu, A.L.S. Forensic and anthropological aspects of variation in dental metrics in two contemporary Australian populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 2000; 30 (Suppl): 123. Abstract.

Chiu, A.L.S. and Donlon, D. Anthropological and Forensic Aspects of Odontometric Variation in Two Contemporary Australian Populations. Journal of the Dental Anthropology Association. 2000; 14 (2): 20-37.

Chiu, A.L.S., Sherry, E. and Phung, X. Accessibility of clinical information on the web: Just try to be specific. Nature. 1999; 401 (6749): 111.
Keay K.A., Crowfoot L.J., Floyd N.S., Henderson L.A., Christie M.J. and Bandler R. (1997) Cardiovascular effects of microinjections of opioid agonists into the 'Depressor Region' of the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray region. Brain Research. 1997; 762(1-2):61-71. Acknowledgement for experimental work Conference




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Work Experience: Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney, Ophthalmic surgeon, Medical Retina & Uveitis Specialist

Dr Anagha Vaze is a Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. She is a comprehensive Ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in medical retina, Uveitis (inflammatory eye disorders) as well as inherited eye disorders. These include the most common causes of visual loss - diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and retinal vein occlusion.

Dr Vaze is a highly experienced cataract surgeon with a strong interest in complex cataract surgery particularly in patients with retinal and inflammatory eye disease.

She is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS) and the Uveitis Special Interest Group.

Dr Vaze is a clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney where she is a part of the Inherited Eye Disease Unit at the Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology and has a special interest in visual electrophysiology. Dr Vaze is actively involved in medical student teaching and registrar training through the Save Sight Institute and Sydney Eye Hospital.

Dr Vaze is a clinician scientist with interest in clinical research and registries and has widely published in peer reviewed journals. She has a higher degree in research from the University of Sydney which was awarded for her work on post marketing surveillance of treatments of wet macular degeneration using the Fight Retinal Blindness! (FRB!) registry.

She has been an investigator in multiple clinical trials of new therapeutic agents used for the treatment of blinding retinal conditions through the macular research group at the Save Sight Institute and Sydney Eye Hospital. Dr Vaze has been invited to speak at the national and international conferences and takes pride in offering the latest evidence-based medicine to her patients due to her strong research background.

Dr Vaze is personable, hard worker and a team player. She has an excellent patient manner and is a great communicator. She is fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.

Work Experience: Associate Professor Chandra Bala is the Managing Director at personalEYES and subspecialises in Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma and Refractive surgery.

He is a clinical associate professor at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, an examiner in the RANZCO Ophthalmology specialist training program and a clinical supervisor of medical, optometry and vision science students.

Work Experience: She was a Visiting Medical Officer at Westmead Hospital for a decade, where she greatly enjoyed helping to train a new generation of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Jennings is an experienced cataract surgeon and conducts a Medical Retina and General Ophthalmology clinic at our Castle Hill, Parramatta Dubbo, Mudgee and City locations.

She is a member of The Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists.

Work Experience: Dr Kalapesi is a Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist at Westmead public Hospital and practices in our Sydney CBD, Epping and Burwood rooms.


Treatment Options

Cataract surgery (Including choice of lifestyle intraocular lens)
Anophthalmos and socket management
Blepharoplasty
Blow-Out Fractures
Botulinum toxin A (Botox) Services
Medicare PBS blepharospasm and Hemifacial spasm
Wrinkle treatment/Chemical brow lifts
Brow Lifts
Ectropion
Entropion
Eyelid Lesion Removal
General ophthalmology- Glaucoma management, diabetic retinal management, CASA reviews, treatment for macular degeneration and vein occlusions
Lacrimal Procedures including DCR surg
Orbital Tumour and inflammatory disease management
Ptosis
Skin Cancers
Thyroid Eye Disease

Work Experience: Current Appointments:

2001 - Present Principal and Vitreoretinal Surgeon,
Sydney Retina Clinic and Day Surgery

2019 - Present Head of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital

2013 - Present Head of Vitreoretinal Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital

2018 - Present Board Director, RANZCO

2013 - Present Federal Councillor, RANZCO

1998 - Present Chairman and Committee Member, NSW Branch, RANZCO

1998 - Present Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney University Medical School

2017 - Present Secretary General, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)

2017 - Present Scientific Secretary, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)

2006 - Present Councillor, Asia Pacific Vitreoretinal Society (APVRS)


Past Appointments:

1992 - 1994 Accredited Ophthalmology Registrar, Sydney Eye Hospital

1995 Vitreoretinal Fellowship, Royal Melbourne Eye and Ear Hospital

1996 LuEster T.Mertz Vitreous-Retina-Macula Fellowship, Manhattan
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, USA

1996 - 1997 Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. Vitreoretinal
service, University of California Davis, USA

Work Experience: Current Employment:

Director, Strathfield Retina Clinic

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sydney Retina Clinic and Day surgery

Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health
Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retina Unit
Sydney Eye Hospital

Past Employment:

2001 - 2003 Ophthalmology Registrar Training, Sydney Eye Hospital

2005 - 2006 Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
Medical Retina and Uveitis Services

Work Experience: Current:

2018 - Present Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Director, Bankstown Eye Specialists

2014 - Present Visiting Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Sydney Retina Clinic

2013 - 2019 Visiting Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Orange Eye Centre and Dubbo
Eye Centre, Dubbo Private Hospital

Ophthalmology Training and Fellowships:

2012 - 2013 Vitreoretinal Clinical Fellow, Toronto Western Hospital,
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Hospital for Sick
Children, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto,
Canada

2011 - 2012 Vitreoretinal Fellow, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD, AUS

2007 - 2010 Accredited Ophthalmology Registrar, Christchurch Hospital and
Wellington Hospital, NZ

2006 Ophthalmology Registrar (unaccredited), Orange and Dubbo
Eye Centres.

2005 Ophthalmology Registrar (unaccredited), Sydney Eye Hospital
and Westmead Hospital.

2001 Ophthalmology Registrar (unaccredited), Orange Eye Centre

2002 - 2004 Senior Resident Medical Officer, Westmead Hospital

2000 Intern, Liverpool Hospital

Work Experience: 2018 - Current Ophthalmologist: Sydney Retina Clinic and Day Surgery
Norwest Eye Clinic
Wollongong Eye Specialists
Sydney Eye Care Dubbo

2017 Medical Retina Fellow, Westmead Hospital, NSW

2013 - 2016 Ophthalmology Training Registrar, Sydney Eye Hospital training
Network.

2012 Senior Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Hospital and Sydney
Eye Hospital, NSW

2009 - 2011 Resident Medical Officer, Westmead Hospital, NSW (Part time)

2008 Intern Medical Officer, Sydney West Area Health Service.

Clinic Associate Lecturer, Sydney Univeristy

Work Experience: Current clinical:

2018 - Present Head of Ophthalmology, Liverpool Hospital

2011 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Glaucoma, Liverpool Hospital

2010 - Present Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma,
Sydney Eye Hospital

2010 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist and Director, Norwest Eye Clinic

2010 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist, Eye Associates

2014 - Present Consultant Ophthalmologist, Gladesville Eye Specialists

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Royal Darwin Hospital

2011 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Private Hospital

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Sydney Day Surgery

2014 - Present Visiting Medical Officer, Norwest Day Hospital

2015 - Present Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney

Work Experience: Medical Director and Principal Ophthalmic Surgeon, Vision Clinic Sydney 2013 -

Medical Director and Principal Ophthalmic Surgeon, Narellan Eye Specialists 2017 -

Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Visiting Medical Officer, Liverpool Public Hospital 2009 -




Dr Kumar is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with specific and extensive training in conventional and Laser Cataract Surgery, Laser Vision Correction, alternatives to laser surgery, Cornea Transplantation Surgery, the management of Keratoconus and Pterygium Surgery.

Dr Kumar is also committed to the management of glaucoma and retina conditions.Committed to education in the field of ophthalmology.

Dr. Kumar is a clinical senior lecturer at the Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University.

Dr Kumar is a regular reviewer for articles submitted for publication in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the British Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. He has published numerous peer reviewed papers and book chapters involving his specialty interests.

Dr Kumar is a member of the Australian, American and European Societies of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Dr Kumar has extensive experience using the femtosecond laser to perform LASIK and cornea transplantations. Given this background, he was amongst the first surgeons in Australia to perform femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery.

Dr. Kumar is committed to the preservation and improvement of quality of vision. He is dedicated to maintaining the highest standard of ophthalmic medical and surgical care.

Work Experience: Dr Polya commenced private practice as the only vitreoretinal surgeon in the province of New Brunswick, Canada in 2007 and was appointed as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dalhousie University. He has performed thousands of surgeries for cataract and retinal disorders, and has performed many thousands of intravitreal injections and laser procedures. He has been involved in the teaching and training of ophthalmology residents, medical students, general practitioners, optometrists and optometry students.

Dr Polya as been involved in clinical trials for macular degeneration and has been active in research into diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, macular degeneration and sutureless vitrectomy surgery. He has authored and co-authored multiple published manuscripts in international journals and a book chapter on sutureless vitrectomy. He has presented at several international ophthalmic meetings, and has been an invited speaker at other professional meetings.

He is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retina Specialists, Oceania Retina Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, Canadian Retina Society, and Australian Medical Association.

His special clinical interests are in small-gauge vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, macular hole and epiretinal membrane; and intravitreal and laser therapy for age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusions.

Work Experience: Dr Asimakis undertook Fellowship in Refractive Surgery in Queensland. He commenced private practice in 1998 in Sydney and took on a teaching post at Westmead Hospital where he ran the Corneal Clinic from 1998 to 2007.

Dr Peter Asimakis is passionate about providing advanced Eye treatment for the people of rural NSW delivered through his country practices in Mudgee & Lake Macquarie. He currently specialises in Cataract Surgery.

Work Experience: On completion of specialist ophthalmology training, Dr Wei undertook one year of medical retina fellowship under the stewardship of Professor Paul Mitchell at Westmead hospital. Here, he gained expertise in the treatment of retinal and macular disorders including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions and other macular diseases. He also gained extensive proficiencies in performing all forms of retinal lasers and intravitreal injections. During this time, he was involved in numerous international clinical trials as a sub-investigator in new therapies for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusion.

Subsequently, Dr Wei underwent one year of vitreoretinal fellowship at St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, in Toronto Canada. This is the busiest retinal unit in Canada, there he gained extensive experience in the management of difficult and complex vitreoretinal conditions. In particular, he became adept in minimally invasive treatment of retinal detachments with pneumatic retinopexy. Dr Wei also acquired competencies in performing eye surgeries using the latest 3D heads-up visualisation system with Alcon Ngenuity and Zeiss Artevo 800 technologies.

Work Experience: Dr Green originally qualified as an Optometrist at Queensland University of Technology and completed his medical degree at University of Queensland. Dr Green spent two years as a resident at Gold Coast Hospital. Then after four years of training in public hospitals in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Lismore he completed his training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Here he received specialised training in corneal, cataract, refractive and glaucoma surgery under the supervision of Professor John Dart, Professor David Gartry and Mr Mark Wilkins.

Dr Green has an active research interest in the epidemiology of microbial keratitis. For this research he has been awarded a Masters of Science from the University of New Wales and an Australian Research Award from the Australian Government’s department of Education. He also researches in the areas of DMEK surgery and Boston Keratoprosthesis, has multiple publications in international peer reviewed journals and presents regularly at international conferences.

International medical aid is also a strong area of interest for Dr Green. He has been a surgeon on trips to Nepal and Burma and has lectured on the prevention of trachoma on a remote island in Fiji. Dr Green has an ongoing commitment to the Myanmar eyecare program where he is involved in teaching local surgeons corneal surgery and is assisting in the setup of a national eyebank.

Work Experience: Dr Heather Russell graduated from the University of Glasgow with Honours in Medicine in 1999, before completing specialty training in ophthalmology and obtaining Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (UK). This was followed by two years of sub-specialty fellowship training in paediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, firstly at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, and then at the University of Auckland.

Dr Russell moved with her family to Australia in 2012. She was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and took up the position of Staff Specialist at the Gold Coast University Hospital where she continues to practice as a comprehensive and paediatric ophthalmologist. Through her position at the hospital, Dr Russell is involved with the teaching of medical students from both Bond and Griffith University, nursing staff and trainee ophthalmologists.

Work Experience: Dr Sanli undertook fellowship training at Cheltenham and Gloucester General Hospital’s in the United Kingdom. During this time she honed her skills in cataract, eyelid and lacrimal surgery under the guidance of world renowned oculoplastic surgeon, Mr Ric Caesar.

Dr Esra Sanli is an Australian trained, comprehensive general ophthalmologist, who also holds an appointment as a staff specialist at the Gold Coast University Hospital.

Work Experience: Dr Weaver is an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon with international subspecialist training in medical and surgical Retinal diseases as well as ocular oncology.

He prides himself on developing excellent rapport with his patients and delivering exceptional patient centred care and results.

His expertise is in the management of:

Retinal tears and detachments
Macular hole and epiretinal membrane
Simple and complex cataract surgery with secondary IOL techniques
Retinal disease including macular degeneration, vein occlusion and diabetic eye diseases
Vitreous hemorrhage
Ocular trauma
Ocular oncologic conditions

He holds a VMO appointment in the retinal unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Redland Hospital where he trains the next generation of ophthalmologists and vitreoretinal Surgeons. Intermediate surgery is available at these locations.

Work Experience: Prior to specialising in Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of NSW at Prince of Wales, St George and Sutherland Hospitals, Dr Flax held numerous senior management positions in public and private hospitals in South Africa and Australia.

Work Experience: Dr Chong is a Clinical Lecturer with the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. He runs a busy Medical Retina Clinic at Sydney Eye Hospital where he teaches Retinal Fellows, Ophthalmology trainees or registrars and medical students. In conjunction with Associate Professor I-Van Ho, Dr Chong also runs the weekly Retinal Journal Club at Sydney Eye Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology ( RANZCO) and a member of both the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists (ANZSRS) and the American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS). Dr Chong has been an investigator for a number of cutting-edge interventional clinical trials.

Work Experience: Dr Harry Leung is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at The Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick and is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney.

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, Sutherland/Sydney Children's Hospital

Work Experience: Private Consulting Rooms, POWH/Sydney Eye Hospital.

Work Experience: Dr Cheryl Au is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cataract surgeon, who subspecialises in medical retina. She specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusions and other macular and retinal conditions.

She is an experienced cataract surgeon and has supervised cataract surgery as the Professorial Senior Registrar and as an accredited EyeSi supervisor. She completed her medical retina fellowship at Westmead Hospital under the supervision of Professor Paul Mitchell.

Dr Au is passionate about providing high quality care and ensuring the best holistic outcome for her patients.

She is also fluent in Cantonese and basic Mandarin.