Waverley Private Hospital would like to introduce Dr Thomas Edwards, an Australian ophthalmologist with further training in vitreoretinal surgery.
He leads a research team investigating retinal gene therapy at the University of Melbourne affiliated Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) based at the
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital. His clinical interests encompass diseases of the vitreous and retina, including management of retinal detachment,
epiretinal membrane, macular hole, vitreous haemorrhage, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and inherited retinal degenerations.
He undertook a PhD at the University of Cambridge (UK) in medical genetics before completing his ophthalmology training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear
Hospital (RVEEH) in Melbourne. While at Cambridge he rowed in three Oxford Cambridge Boat Races and was President of the Cambridge University Boat
Club. Tom has also rowed for Australia.
In 2014 he was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship to undertake further specialist vitreoretinal surgical training and research under Prof Robert MacLaren at
the University of Oxford and the John Radcliffe Hospital. He also undertook specialist training in the Vitreoretinal Unit at the RVEEH.
Tom is an honorary research fellow at the University of Melbourne affiliated Centre for Eye Research Australia, based at the RVEEH. He is involved in a
number of ongoing research projects including retinal gene therapy, robotic retinal surgery, and electronic retinal implants.
Public position:
• Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital