Dr Matthew David Green (Ophthalmologist)
- Name
- Dr Matthew David Green
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Queensland 2005
- FRANZCO Australia 2014
- Occupation
- Ophthalmologist
- Gender
Doctor Matthew Green is a Queensland trained Ophthalmologist who has recently completed subspecialty training in corneal, cataract and refractive surgery at the world famous Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Dr Green specialises in:
- Cataract surgery
- Pterygium surgery
- Corneal graft surgery
- Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus
- EXCIMER laser refractive surgery for keratoconus
- Glaucoma treatment
Dr Green originally qualified as an Optometrist at Queensland University of Technology and completed his medical degree at University of Queensland. Dr Green spent two years as a resident at Gold Coast Hospital. Then after four years of training in public hospitals in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Lismore he completed his training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. Here he received specialised training in corneal, cataract, refractive and glaucoma surgery under the supervision of Professor John Dart, Professor David Gartry and Mr Mark Wilkins.
Dr Green has an active research interest in the epidemiology of microbial keratitis. For this research he has been awarded a Masters of Science from the University of New Wales and an Australian Research Award from the Australian Government’s department of Education. He also researches in the areas of DMEK surgery and Boston Keratoprosthesis, has multiple publications in international peer reviewed journals and presents regularly at international conferences.
International medical aid is also a strong area of interest for Dr Green. He has been a surgeon on trips to Nepal and Burma and has lectured on the prevention of trachoma on a remote island in Fiji. Dr Green has an ongoing commitment to the Myanmar eyecare program where he is involved in teaching local surgeons corneal surgery and is assisting in the setup of a national eyebank.
- Hospital Affiliations
- St Vincents Private Hospital - Lismore
- Affiliated Clinics
- Tweed Eye Doctors
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
Practice Locations
NSW
- Tweed Eye Doctors
- Address
- 56 Wharf Street
Tweed Heads NSW 2485
Australia
- Phone
- 07 5612 5222
- Fax
- 07 5612 5225
