Our Services

Parkville Eye Specialists are equipped to advise on the management of a range of acute and chronic ophthalmological problems. Issues can include visual distortion from floaters, retinal disease, visual decline from cataract and advice regarding dry eye, blepharitis and common eyelid conditions.

Correcting squint or ocular misalignment is a subspecialist area of ophthalmology with which all our team have extensive experience and training. From an opinion regarding double vision, horizontal and vertical deviations to issues with repeat surgery, Parkville Eye Specialists can offer expert opinion and care. Treatment options may include glasses, prism correction, botulinum toxin (Botox) or surgery. Our team are trained to discuss and provide all appropriate options.

Glaucoma is an often asymptomatic threat to sight, of which there are many different subtypes. Our ophthalmologists can assess and advise about your risk and severity and​ in particular, provide ​advice regarding drop treatment, laser, newer surgical options (MIGS) and gold standard surgery.

We offer extensive advice and expert care for cataract surgery. Your ophthalmologist will guide you through the reasons for surgery, modern techniques employed and the post-surgical aims and objectives.​

The team at Parkville Eye Specialists have extensive experience in modern microsurgical cataract care. Options for day surgery and even overnight stay are available for both insured and uninsured patients.

Genetic advances have impacted the diagnosis and care in many areas of Ophthalmology. Genetic counselling and investigations are relevant in:

• Glaucoma
• Cataract
• Retinal Dystrophies (eg Retinitis Pigmentosa)
• Anterior Segment Dysgenesis
• Optic Neuropathies

In particular those with a strong family history of glaucoma (>2 affected relatives), early onset glaucoma (<50 years of age) can benefit from a specialist discussion and genetic investigation.

Early onset hereditary cataract (affected <20years old in 2 generations) can have a genetic basis. Up to 70% of patients can have a genetic diagnosis with modern laboratory techniques.

Retinal conditions such as RP, cone dystrophies and night blindness are usually caused by changes in one of many different genes. Modern techniques make it possible to search for the genetic cause and enable more accurate counselling regarding progression risk, recurrence risk in siblings or the next generation.

At Parkville Eye Specialists we have extensive experience in arranging genetic investigations. It is important to note these tests can be expensive and time consuming. Often DNA extracted from blood needs to be sent overseas and testing consumes considerable lab and computing time.

If you require a consultation with us for genetic eye disease please indicate this to the receptionist when making your booking.

Neuro-opthalmology is a subspeciality that deals with visual problems that are related to the nervous system; that is, visual problems that do not come from the eyes themselves. Sometimes the problem is confined to the optic nerve or the nervous system and other times it is related to a general medical condition.

Our neuro-ophthalmologists are trained to deal with optic nerve problems (such as optic neuritis and ischemic optic neuropathy), visual field loss, unexplained visual loss, transient visual loss, visual disturbances, double vision, abnormal eye movements, ocular myasthenia gravis, unequal pupil size and eyelid abnormalities.

We also offer treatment with Botulinum Toxin (Botox) for patients with spasm of facial muscles such as hemifacial spasm and blepharospasm.