Dr John Downie (Ophthalmologist)
- Name
- Dr John Alexander Downie
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1987
- FRANZCO 1996
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Dr John Downie is a Vitreoretinal surgeon, specialising in diseases of the retina and retinal surgery
Dr Downie cares exclusively for patients with conditions of the macula and vitreous, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular occlusions, macular hole, epiretinal membrane and retinal tears and retinal detachment.
Dr Downie performs retinal surgery at Chatswood Private Hospital.
Dr Downie studied Medicine at the University of Sydney, graduating with Honours in 1987. He trained as an Ophthalmologist at the Sydney Eye Hospital, and was the Professorial Senior Registrar at the Sydney Eye Hospital in 1995. He undertook further training as a retinal specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, and was a Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellow and Renee and Francis Hock Research Fellow during his time at Moorfields.
Dr Downie is a senior Vitreoretinal Specialist at the Sydney Eye Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital and Sydney Children’s Hospital, where he is involved in both patient care and the teaching and supervision of ophthalmology trainees and Vitreoretinal Surgical Fellows. He has twice received the Trainer of Excellence Award by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
His interest in training young ophthalmologists extends to work overseas. Under the auspices of the Fred Hollows Foundation and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, Dr Downie regularly travels to Cambodia to teach trainees in the Cambodian Ophthalmology Residents Programme.
Dr Downie has a special interest in the management of patients with diabetic retinopathy. He is currently the Chairman of the Diabetic Retinopathy Working Group for the NSW Health Agency for Clinical Innovation’s Community Eye Care Project, which aims to improve the management of this increasingly common retinal problem in NSW.
Dr Downie is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists and has contributed cases to the Macula Hole Project.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Sydney Eye Hospital
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Dalcross Adventist Hospital
- Waratah Private Hospital
- Chatswood Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Chatswood Grove Eye Clinic
- Chatswood Eye Specialists
- Retina Consultants - Hurstville
- Retina Consultants - Miranda
- Retina Consultants - Wollongong
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Chatswood Grove Eye Clinic
- Address
- Suite 12 12-14 Malvern Avenue
Chatswood NSW 2067
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9411 7767
- Fax
- 02 9413 1839
- Retina Consultants - Hurstville
- Address
- Level 3
33 MacMahon Street
Hurstville NSW 2220
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9570 1622
- Fax
- 02 9570 1699
- Chatswood Eye Specialists
- Address
- Level 2
38b Albert Ave
Chatswood NSW 2067
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9411 7767
- Retina Consultants - Miranda
- Address
- Suite 15 & 16 Level 1
50-52 Urunga Parade
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9525 7355
- Fax
- 02 9524 4611
Wollongong
- Retina Consultants - Wollongong
- Address
- 13 Market Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Australia
- Phone
- 02 8567 0990
- Fax
- 02 9570 1699
