Clinical ophthalmology services provided by the Auckland District Health Board are
primarily based at the Greenlane Clinical Centre. The Clinical Centre provides the
majority of outpatient services for the population of central and north Auckland.
Ophthalmology at ADHB offers secondary and tertiary services in medical retina,
vitreo-retinal surgery, cornea and external disease, oculoplastics, glaucoma, paediatrics,
neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus, uveitis and ocular oncology. ADHB also provides
a small medical retinal/diabetes service at Waitemata DHB. The Ophthalmology Department,
ADHB, also provides acute outpatient and inpatients services 24/7, the only such
service remaining in New Zealand. However, a large outpatient and day case surgical
facility is also provided at the Manukau Superclinic in South Auckland by Counties
Manukau DHB.
Dr David Pendergast, FRANZCO is Chairman of the Ophthalmic Surgeons Committee. A
total of twenty-nine Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeons (Senior Medical Officers) provide
expertise within the public service. Eight specialist registrars are based within
the five year ophthalmology vocational training programme.
Four clinical research fellow positions are sponsored by the ADHB. Clinical research
fellowships are currently available in the following sub-specialties;
- Cornea with Professor Charles McGhee, Mr David Pendergast, Dr Sue Ormonde and Mr
Trevor Gray.
- Oculo-plastics with Mr Paul Rosser, Mr Brian Sloan and Mr Richard Hart.
- Medical retina with Mr Mark Donaldson, Dr Diane Sharp, Dr Tahira Malik, Mr Michael
Fisk, Mr Andrew Riley, Dr Rachel Barnes
- Surgical retina with Mr Philip Polkinghorne, Mr Peter Hadden, Mr Michael Fisk and
Dr Sarah Welch.
These positions are generally of one year’s duration, with 7 assigned clinical sessions
and 3 research sessions allocated per week. There is also an opportunity to undertake
an MD or begin working on a PhD during the fellowship.
Clinically qualified members of the University of Auckland Department of Ophthalmology
staff, including appropriately medically qualified Fellows, all provide clinical
sessions to Auckland Healthcare and Dr Sue Ormonde is the Clinical Director of the
Ophthalmology Service.
University staff:
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Prof. Charles McGhee
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Cornea / cataract / external eye disease
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Prof. Helen Danesh-Meyer
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Glaucoma & neuro-ophthalmology
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Dr Sue Ormonde (SL)
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Cornea / external / refractive surgery
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Dr Dipika Patel (SL)
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Cornea / external eye disease
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Dr Andrea Vincent (SL)
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Paediatrics / ocular genetics
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Honorary University
appointments:
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Associate Professor Philip Polkinghorne
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Vitreo-retina
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Dr Sarah Welch
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Vitreo-retina
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Dr Peter Hadden
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Vitreo-retina and ocular oncology
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Dr Michael Fisk
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Vitreo-retina and medical retina
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Dr Rachel Barnes
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Medical retina
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Dr Tahira Malik
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Medical retina
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Dr Alison Pereira
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Medical retina
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Dr Andrew Riley
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Comprehensive general ophthalmology
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Dr Diane Sharpe
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Medical retina
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Dr David Murdoch
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Comprehensive ophthalmology
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Dr Ross McKay
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Comprehensive / paediatrics / cornea/external disease
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Dr Sonya Bennet
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Glaucoma
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Dr Jo Koppens
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Glaucoma
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Dr Mark Donaldson
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Glaucoma and medical retina
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Dr Jo Sims
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Glaucoma and medical retina
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Dr Stephen Best
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Glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology
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Dr Ian Elliot
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Adult strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology
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Dr Trevor Gray
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Cornea / external / refractive surgery / uveitis
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Dr David Pendergrast
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Cornea / external / refractive surgery
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Dr Paul Rosser
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Oculoplastics
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Dr Brian Sloan
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Oculoplastics
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Dr Richard Hart
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Oculoplastics
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Dr Shaun Dai
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Paediatrics and neuro-ophthalmology
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Dr Justin Mora
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Paediatrics and glaucoma
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Dr Yvonne Ng
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Paediatrics and ocular oncology
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