Our Doctors
Our Directors
Prof. Mark Daniell
MBBS, MS, FRANZCO, FRACS.
Cornea and external disease, Cataract, Medical Retina
Professor Mark Daniell is Head of Corneal Services at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and has a research unit with the Centre for Eye Research, Australia investigating bioengineering for corneal transplantation.
Professor Daniell is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with subspecialty interests in corneal disease, cataracts, age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Prof. Robyn Guymer AM
MBBS, PhD, FRANZCO, FAHMS.
Medical Retina
Professor Robyn Guymer is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne and is Deputy Director of the Centre for Eye Research, Australia. She runs a group of researchers investigating age related macular degeneration and related retinal diseases.
Professor Guymer is also a senior clinical consultant in the Medical Retina Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. Her private practice is in medical retinal diseases, particularly age related macular degeneration and related retinal diseases.
Dr. C. Alex Harper
MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS.
Medical Retina
Dr. Alex Harper was Head of Medical Retina Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne at the Centre for Eye Research Australia; and a Senior Fellow of the St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School.
Dr. Harper is a consultant ophthalmologist specialising in medical retinal diseases, particularly age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and all related retinal diseases.
Dr. Mark Walland
MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS.
Cataract, Glaucoma
Dr. Mark Walland is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon with the Glaucoma Investigation and Research Unit at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital; and an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Dr. Walland is an ophthalmic surgeon with particular interests in cataracts, glaucoma, complex glaucoma and cataract surgery, and medical glaucoma management.
Prof. Lyndell Lim
MBBS, DMedSci, FRANZCO.
Inflammatory eye disease, Medical Retina, Cataract
Professor Lyndell Lim is Head of the Ocular Immunology Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Head of the Clinical Trials Research Unit at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. As an Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne, her main research interests are diabetic retinopathy and uveitis (ocular inflammatory diseases). She is also a consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Professor Lim is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in ocular inflammatory disease, age related macular degeneration and medical retina diseases.
Dr. Rod O’Day
MBBS (Hons), DmedSci, LLB (Hons), FRANZCO.
Ocular Oncology, Medical Retina, Cataract
Dr. Rod O’Day is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, Royal Children’s Hospital and University Hospital, Geelong and an Honorary Researcher at the Centre for Eye Research Australia.
Dr. Rod O’Day specialises in medical retina (age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other non-surgical retinal conditions), ocular oncology (choroidal melanoma, intraocular lymphoma, retinoblastoma) and general ophthalmic conditions, including cataract.
Our Associates
Dr. Doron Hickey
MB ChB, FRANZCO
BSc (Honours), DPhil (Oxon).
Medical Retina, Ocular Genetics, Cataract
Dr. Doron Hickey is a clinician-scientist in ophthalmology, with a particular focus on medical retina, ocular genetics and cataract. He holds a PhD in retinal gene therapy from the University of Oxford and has fellowship training in ocular genetics and medical retina, as well as extensive experience in laboratory and clinical studies.
Doron is a consultant ophthalmologist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and a Clinical Trials Research Fellow at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. Doron is dedicated to providing excellent care for his patients. He achieves this by explaining conditions and treatment options thoroughly, providing access to the latest evidence-based treatments, and connecting patients with relevant clinical trials.
Dr. Daniel McKay
MBBS(Hons) BComm FRANZCO FRCPA
Cataract and Eyelid Surgeon, Medical Retina, Ocular Oncology
Following the completion of his medical degree with honours from the University of Melbourne in 2002, Dr Daniel McKay undertook specialist ophthalmology training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). During this time, he was awarded the RANZCO Undergraduate and Ophthalmic Pathology Medals.
Dr McKay then went on to complete further fellowship training in cataract surgery and medical retina at Monash Health, as well as ocular oncology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. Dr McKay is dedicated to research and education in his roles as Chief Examiner for RANZCO in Ophthalmic Pathology, Section Editor in Ocular Oncology in the journal Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology and clinical tutor for trainee ophthalmologists at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Monash Health.
He has special interests in general ophthalmology, cataract surgery, reconstructive eye surgery, retinal conditions and ocular oncology.
Dr Doreen Ho
BOptom [Hons] MBBS [Hons] MPHTM FRANZCO
Inflammatory Eye Diseases, Medical Retina, Cataract
Dr Doreen Ho is a highly trained ophthalmologist with subspecialty expertise in Inflammatory Eye Diseases (Uveitis) and Medical Retina. Dr Ho began her career as an optometrist, completing her Optometry Degree with First Class Honours at the University of New South Wales. She then obtained her Medical Degree with Honours from Deakin University before undertaking specialist ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH).
Following this, Dr Ho completed advanced fellowship training in Medical Retina at RVEEH, and a prestigious Uveitis Fellowship at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Dr Ho gained extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of retinal and inflammatory eye conditions, as well as in intravitreal injections, retinal laser treatments, and complex cataract surgery. Upon returning to Melbourne, Dr Ho was appointed Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and also consults privately.
Outside of her professional work, Dr Ho enjoys spending quality time with her young family and two dogs.
