OUR DOCTORS
Dr Alexander PoonMBBS FRACS FRANZCO
Cataract SurgeryRefractive SurgeryCorneal & External Disease
Dr Alexander Poon is an Eye Surgeon (ophthalmologist) who specialises in anterior segment (front of eye) surgery which includes but not limited to cataract surgery, corneal transplantation, laser refractive surgery and pterygium surgery. He performs Laser-assisted cataract surgery (LACS) as well as traditional phacoemusification to remove cataracts. He also treats patients with ocular surface problems such as keratoconus, corneal infections, ocular surface malignancies and contact lens related problems.
He graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1990. Following graduation he undertook general ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH). This was followed by a senior registrar year at Royal Prince Alfred hospital in Sydney, and then subspecialty training in anterior segment surgery and ocular surface disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. He has published multiple papers on corneal and external eye diseases.
He is currently a consultant at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and has private practices in East Melbourne (Lansdowne Eye Clinic) and Doncaster (Doncaster Eye Centre). He is actively involved in the teaching of ophthalmology registrars and corneal fellows through the RVEEH. He has been invited by Ophthalmology Associations, College of Optometry, General Practitioner and Pharmacy groups on multiple occasions to speak on ocular surface disorders. Besides English, Dr Poon can conduct his consultation in Cantonese.
He graduated from the University of Melbourne Medical School in 1990. Following graduation he undertook general ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH). This was followed by a senior registrar year at Royal Prince Alfred hospital in Sydney, and then subspecialty training in anterior segment surgery and ocular surface disease at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. He has published multiple papers on corneal and external eye diseases.
He is currently a consultant at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and has private practices in East Melbourne (Lansdowne Eye Clinic) and Doncaster (Doncaster Eye Centre). He is actively involved in the teaching of ophthalmology registrars and corneal fellows through the RVEEH. He has been invited by Ophthalmology Associations, College of Optometry, General Practitioner and Pharmacy groups on multiple occasions to speak on ocular surface disorders. Besides English, Dr Poon can conduct his consultation in Cantonese.