Dr. Joanne Teong
Medical Retina Specialist
BA/LLB, MBBS, FRANZCO
Dr. Joanne Teong is a visiting Medical Retina Specialist from Sydney.
Dr. Teong is an Australian and New Zealand-trained Ophthalmologist and fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. She studied medicine at the University of Notre Dame in Perth, Western Australia before completing her Ophthalmology training in New Zealand. She subsquently advanced her skills in cataract surgery, oculoplastics, glaucoma and retinal diseases in regional Tasmania. This was followed by a sub-specialty fellowship in Medical Retina at the renowned Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, where she continued to hone her skills in managing macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular diseases and complex cataract surgery.
Dr. Teong is passionate about teaching the next generation of Ophthalmologists and is on the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Ophthalmic Sciences Examiners Committee.
Dr. Teong believes in a warm and approachable communication style where the patient’s best interest always comes first.
Areas of interest:
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Cataract surgery
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Laser and intravitreal injections for treatment of medical retinal conditions
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Age-related macular degeneration
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Diabetic retinopathy
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Glaucoma (medical and laser treatment)
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Routine ectropion/entropion repairs and functional blepharoplasty for dermatochalasis
Appointments:
- Consultant Ophthalmologist (Private Practice):
- Blink Eye Clinic, Canberra
- Greater Western Sydney Eye Surgeons, Sydney
- Clearsight Eye Centre & Laser Clinic, Sydney
- Riverina Ophthalmology, Wagga Wagga
Academic Appointments:
- Member – Examinations and Assessment Committee, RANZCO
Professional Memberships:
- Fellow – RANZCO
- Member – Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO)
- Member – Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Member – Law Society of NSW
