Dr Andrew White (Ophthalmologist)
- Name
- Dr Andrew John Rigney White
- Qualifications
- MBBS University of Sydney 2003
- FRANZCO
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
- Author
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Ophthalmology
- Glaucoma
Clinical Associate Professor Andrew White is a clinician scientist ophthalmologist at Westmead Hospital. His subspecialty interest is glaucoma. He was awarded First Class Honours in Medical Science in 1995 and a combined MBBS/PhD degree in 2001 from the University of Sydney.
He also undertook research work at the Max Plank Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Gottingen, Germany and the State University of New York (SUNY). This research focused on the characterisation of the koniocellular visual pathway, responsible for blue yellow colour vision as well as the physiology behind colour vision and glaucoma detection tests such as perimetry and FDT.
Trained at the Sydney Eye Hospital, he undertook subspecialty training in glaucoma at Westmead Hospital in Sydney and Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, UK where he later worked as a Glaucoma Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of Cambridge. Throughout his time in the UK, Andrew undertook research at the Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge. He has recently been looking at neuroprotective agents to prevent the progression of glaucoma in vitro/ex vivo.
Since his return to Sydney he has been working as a Glaucoma Specialist in private practice and at Westmead Hospital. As a clinician-scientist, Andrew has multiple peer-reviewed scientific publications and published conference abstracts. He is a regular invited speaker at overseas conferences. He is actively involved in the training of medical students, registrars and fellows in cataract and glaucoma. He also lectures optometrists and optometry students in Glaucoma. He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and has research affiliations with the University of Sydney at both the Save Sight Institute and Westmead Millennium Institute where he has an active laboratory.
Andrew is a member of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), European Glaucoma Society, Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group (ANZGIG). He is an author of the new Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society Guidelines on the management of glaucoma to be published this year. He is a Member of the World Glaucoma Society Associate Advisory Board. He is the current chair of the Glaucoma Australia Expert Advisory Panel. He also chairs the NSW Government Agency for Clinical Innovation C-Eye-C Project looking at new models of health care delivery for chronic eye diseases.
He was the lead author of the RANZCO endorsed guidelines for collaborative management of glaucoma. In addition, he is on the Executive of the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists and is a member of the RANZCO NSW State Branch Committee.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Westmead Hospital
- Epping Surgery Centre
- Central Coast Day Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- PersonalEYES Epping
- PersonalEYES Castle Hill
- PersonalEYES Parramatta
- PersonalEYES Sydney CBD
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
- Australian Society of Ophthalmologists (ASO)
- Affiliated Universities
- University of Sydney
- Medical Conditions
- Glaucoma
Practice Locations
Sydney
- personalEYES Parramatta
- Address
- Level 6
34 Charles St
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 683 937
- Fax
- 02 8833 7112
- Westmead Hospital
- Address
- Department of Ophthalmology Cnr Hawkesbury and Darcy Roads
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9845 7960
- PersonalEYES Epping
- Address
- Epping Eye Specialists
Suite 203 Level 2
Next to Coles supermarket
3 Carlingford Road
Epping NSW 2121
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 683 937
- Fax
- 02 9199 9722
- PersonalEYES Castle Hill
- Address
- 105 Cecil Ave
Castle Hill NSW 2154
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 683 937
- Fax
- 02 9199 9722
- PersonalEYES Parramatta
- Address
- Rivermark
Level 6
34 Charles St
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia
- Phone
- 1300 683 937
- Fax
- 02 9199 9722
- PersonalEYES Sydney CBD
- Address
- Level 11
33 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
- Phone
- 02 82358400
- Fax
- (02) 8235 8488
