Ophthalmology

Dr Jane Khan (HoD)

Dr Jane Khan, (MBBS FRCOphth FRANZCO MD), is an experienced cataract surgeon, specialising in medical retinal conditions. She provides diagnosis of inherited or acquired retinal disease, treatment of age-related macular degeneration and management of the complications of diabetes, hypertension and other systemic diseases.

 

Dr Khan is a Clinical Senior Lecturer, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UWA. She is an examiner in Physiology Basic Science examination board at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of ophthalmologists and is Chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Public health Committee.

 

 

Associate Professor Fred Chen MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRANZCO

Associate Professor Fred Chen is a vitreoretinal surgeon and inherited retinal diseases specialist in the Department of Ophthalmology at Royal Perth Hospital.

 

After completing a PhD at the University College London in retinal cell transplantation and a Retina Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, he returned in 2011 to join Royal Perth Hospital. He is an active principal investigator in ophthalmic clinical trials of novel retinal therapies and systemic drug toxicity affecting the eye. He heads a stem cell laboratory in disease modelling and developing personalised gene-based therapy at the Lions Eye Institute.

 

Associate Professor Chen's main area of interest include:

• Gene therapy (Luxturna) and inherited retinal diseases.  
• Surgical treatment of eye infections and penetrating eye injuries.
• Repairing surgical complications and complex retinal detachments.

He serves on the research committee of Macular Disease Foundation Australia and holds grants from NHMRC and MRFF. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, and an Academic Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia. He runs the Multidisciplinary Team for Ocular genetics in Western Australia through GSWA and in Victoria as a Visiting Consultant at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. He has published over 220 original papers and review articles and given over 55 invited lectures at national and international conferences. 

 

 

Dr Charlotte McKnight

Dr Charlotte McKnight is a fellowship-trained ophthalmic surgeon specialising in cataract, pterygium and eyelid surgery. She is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where she manages patients with complex cataract, ocular surface and oculoplastic disease.

 

She teaches ophthalmology registrars how to perform cataract, pterygium and eyelid surgery and has a research interest in the effects of ocular sun exposure. She is a graduate of The University of Western Australia Medical School, has a Master of Medical Science degree in ophthalmic research and is a member of the Younger Fellows Advisory Group of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. She consults at St John of God Eye Clinic in Subiaco.

 

Dr Antonio Giubilato

Dr Antonio Giubilato is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital’s Glaucoma Clinic and Lions Eye Institute. He consults at both the Nedlands and Murdoch LEI clinics and operates at Bentley Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital for public patients. He specialises in glaucoma and cataract surgery.

 

Dr Giubilato trained in ophthalmology in Western Australia before undertaking specialty fellowship training in glaucoma at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. This included both clinical and surgical management of glaucoma as well as research into new therapies for the condition. Dr Giubilato has participated in clinical trials, given multiple presentations, and published extensively in professional journals. He was previously the WA committee member of the Australia and New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group and Clinical Director of the Lions Eye Institute. He sits on numerous advisory boards, both medical and surgical.

 

Dr Rhuju Mehta

Dr Mehta is a consultant ophthalmologist at the LEI and Royal Perth Hospital. She specialises in glaucoma and cataract surgery.

 

After completing her medical degree at University of Western Australia with Honours, she undertook her ophthalmology training at the prestigious Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne. On her return to WA in 2017, Dr Mehta worked as the Fred Hollows Foundation Fellow with Lions Outback Vision, providing ophthalmic services to rural and remote Western Australia. She subsequently undertook a Glaucoma Fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital.

 

Dr Mehta is passionate about teaching and is actively involved in training ophthalmology registrars, medical students and has conducted lectures and workshops for optometrists. She has presented at national and international conferences and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr Mehta is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi.

 

Dr Josephine Richards

Dr Jo Richards, FRANZCO, FCOphth (SA) (hons), MMed, MBChB, consults in adult general ophthalmology and has a special interest in ocular inflammation, immunology, and infection. Her fellowship training was in uveitis and anterior segment surgery, and she has undertaken further training in glaucoma surgery in order to be able to manage this common complication of ocular inflammation.

 

She works in the multidisciplinary rheumatology, ocular inflammation clinic team. In addition, she supervises trainees managing complex cataract cases. She is in private practice at Western Eye. Outside her clinical role, she enjoys teaching colleagues, ophthalmic trainees, optometrists, GPS, and nurses. As an active member of RANZCO her involvement has included workforce planning, clinical audit and standards, antimicrobial stewardship, and trainee selection. 

 

Dr Andrea Ang

 

 

 

 

Dr Steve Colley

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Chee Cheng

 

 

 

Dr Timothy Cheong

 

 

 

 

Dr Jean-Louis Desousa

 

 

 

Dr Neha Irani (Neurologist)

 

 

 

Dr Timothy Isaacs

 

 

 

Dr Jane Lock

 

 

 

Pro Bill Morgan

 

 

 

 

A/Prof Nigel Morlet

 

 

 

A/Prof Mei-Ling Tay-Kearney

 

 

 

 

Dr Evan Wong