CONSULTING DOCTORS
HAWTHORN EYE CLINIC
At Hawthorn Eye Clinic, our male and female ophthalmologists deliver personalised eye care with expertise, compassion, and understanding.
HAWTHORN EYE CLINIC
Our ophthalmologists take the time to explain each diagnosis in clear, simple terms and discuss all available treatment options. We encourage questions so you can make educated decisions about your eye care treatment with confidence.
Learn more about each consultant and their skills and experience:
Dr Alexander Poon
MBBS FRACS FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Alexander Poon’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, MBBS -1990
- Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital – General Ophthalmology Training
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital – Senior Registrar
- Moorfields Eye Hospital (London) – Anterior Segment & Ocular Surface Disease Training
- Fellowship of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) – 1998.
Dr Poon is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery
- Laser-assisted cataract surgery
- Corneal transplantation
- Laser refractive surgery
- Pterygium surgery
- Treatment of ocular surface conditions including – Keratoconus, Corneal infections, Ocular surface malignancies and Contact lens–related problems.
Dr Poon is fluent in:
- English
- Cantonese.
Dr Troy Lim-Joon
MBBS FRACS FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Troy Lim-Joon’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, MBBS – 1987
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Ophthalmology Training – 1995
- Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO)
- Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).
Dr Lim-Joon is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery
- Refractive lens exchange
- Corneal procedures
- Glaucoma surgery
- Paediatric ophthalmology surgeries
- Laser treatments for retinal and corneal conditions
- Intravitreal injections for retinal diseases.
Dr Lim-Joon is fluent in:
- English.
Dr Alicia Au
MBBS (Hons) FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Alicia Au’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, MBBS (Hons), Medicine & Surgery (1st Class Honours) – 2000
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Specialist Ophthalmology Training – 2009
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Filipic Greer Medal for Advanced Ophthalmic Pathology – 2009
- Monash Medical Centre, Ophthalmology Unit, Senior Registrar & Cataract Surgery Fellow – 2010
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne – Fellowship – Orbital, Plastics & Lacrimal Unit – 2010.
Dr Au is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery (phacoemulsification & laser-assisted)
- Eyelid surgery (ptosis, ectropion, entropion, tumor removal)
- Dacryocystorhinostomy (tear duct surgery)
- Orbital surgery
- Comprehensive eye exams and management of eye diseases.
Dr Au is fluent in:
- English
- Cantonese.
Associate Professor Elaine Chong
MBBS MEpi PhD Melb FAMS FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Associate Professor Chong’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, MBBS – 2002
- University of Melbourne, Master of Epidemiology
- University of Melbourne, PhD in Ophthalmology
- Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Medical Retina Fellowship
- Singapore National Eye Centre – Corneal, External Disease & Refractive Surgery Fellowship
- Fellowship of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO)
- Fellowship – Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS).
Associate Professor Chong is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery (phacoemulsification & laser-assisted)
- Corneal transplantation (including DMEK)
- Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus
- Laser vision correction (LASIK, PRK)
- Pterygium surgery
- Intravitreal injections for AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusion
- Laser treatment for retinal conditions.
Associate Professor Chong is fluent in:
- English
- Mandarin.
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Dr Thomas Edwards
MBBS (Hons) PhD (Cantab) FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Thomas Edward’s education and training includes:
- University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) – 1999
- University of Tasmania, MBBS (Hons) – 2000
- University of Cambridge, UK – PhD in Molecular Genetics – 2008
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne – Specialist Ophthalmology Training – 2014
- Australian Academy of Science – Nuffield Medical Fellowship – 2014
- University of Oxford & John Radcliffe Hospital, UK – Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellowship & Research – 2014.
Dr Edwards is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery
- Retinal detachment repair
- Macular hole and epiretinal membrane surgery
- Vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage
- Intravitreal injections for AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusion
- Gene therapy for inherited retinal diseases.
Dr Edwards is fluent in:
- English.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Jennifer Fan Gaskin
MBChB MD FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Jennifer Fan-Gaskin’s education and training includes:
- University of Auckland, MBChB (with Distinction) – 2005
- University of Auckland, MD in Ophthalmology – 2014
- Fellow Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) – 2014
- Glaucoma Fellowships, Auckland & Melbourne – 2013–2014.
Dr Fan-Gaskin is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery
- Laser-assisted cataract surgery
- Trabeculectomy
- Tube shunt surgery
- Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
- Laser trabeculoplasty.
Dr Fan-Gaskin is fluent in:
- English
- Mandarin.
Dr Wen Lim
MBBS (Hons) BMedSci FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Wen Lim’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, MBBS (Hons)
- University of Melbourne, BMedSci
- Fellowship Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Specialist Ophthalmology Training
- Medical Retina Fellowship – Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital & Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Dr Lim is experienced in:
- Cataract surgery
- YAG laser capsulotomy for posterior capsule opacification after cataract surgery
- Intravitreal injections for macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and retinal vein occlusion
- Laser treatments for retinal diseases
- Minor eyelid procedures.
Dr Lim is fluent in:
- English
- Malay/Indonesian
- Mandarin.
Dr Danielle Buck
MBBS (Hons) BBiomed Sc (Hons) FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Danielle Buck’s education and training includes:
- University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons)
- University of Melbourne, MBBS (Hons)
- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Ophthalmology Specialist Training – 2019
- Fellow Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO).
Dr Buck is experienced in:
- Complex cataract surgery (including premium intraocular lenses)
- Pterygium excision surgery
- iStent implant for glaucoma
- Eyelid & chalazion surgery
- Intravitreal injections for age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema, and retinal vein occlusion
- Laser treatments – Retinal, Glaucoma and Capsulotomy.
Dr Buck is fluent in:
- English.
Dr Jeremy Mathan
MBchB, BMedSc (First Class Hons), FRANZCO
Ophthalmologist
Dr Mathan’s education and training includes:
- Ophthalmology training through the prestigious Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- Fellowship of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
Dr Mathan is experienced in:
- General ophthalmic care – Diagnosis and management of a broad range of eye conditions
- Paediatric ophthalmology
- Cataract surgery – Including laser-assisted techniques
- Corneal surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Laser eye treatments.
Dr Mathan is fluent in:
- English.
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