A/Prof Hemal Mehta is an experienced ophthalmic surgeon specialising in medical retinal conditions (such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy) and cataract surgery.
He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists and Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. Dr Mehta was previously an Ophthalmology Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust running intravitreal injection services, teaching cataract surgery and leading the retinal clinical trials unit. He has previously completed medical retina and cataract fellowships at Sydney Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. His Doctorate of Medicine (academically on par with a PhD) on ‘Novel endpoints in diabetic retinopathy clinical trials’ is from Cambridge University.
Dr Mehta is a senior researcher with the University of Sydney’s Save Sight Registries. He is on the Steering Committee of the Fight Retinal Blindness! (FRB!) registry, which enables clinicians to track outcomes of interventions such as intravitreal therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. By analysing this anonymised big data, it is possible to optimise treatments to improve patient outcomes. He is an experienced cataract surgeon with over 2000 cases and is a global leader in the diagnosis and management of macular diseases with over 50 publications in the field. He takes the time to explain the diagnosis, discuss management options and answer any questions patients or relatives may have.
