Ophthalmologist and Advanced Cataract Surgeon, Melbourne
BMedSc(Hons) MBBS(Hons) MPhil MChir PhD(Cantab) FRANZCO
Dr Justin Sherwin is an experienced ophthalmologist who performs cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange (RLE).
At VISTAeyes, Dr Sherwin is passionate about matching your lifestyle to your visual requirements. He offers all lens-based refractive solutions including blended-vision (monovision) and the latest premium intraocular lenses (extended depth of focus and multifocal intraocular lenses), designed to increase spectacle independence. He also has special interests in performing cataract surgery in eyes with additional pathology including glaucoma and macular degeneration, and in eyes with previous refractive surgery (LASIK, PRK/ASLA).
Background & Qualifications
After graduating from Monash University medical school, Dr Sherwin completed several postgraduate degrees in epidemiology and eye research at the University of Cambridge, UK. His ophthalmology training was based at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Melbourne. Sub-speciality fellowship training in cataract and glaucoma surgery was undertaken at Oxford Eye Hospital, UK. He has been awarded numerous prestigious awards, scholarships and research grants, written over 50 publications on eye research, and presented at many national and international conferences.
Dr Sherwin holds a public appointment at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH) and supervises and mentors training cataract surgeons. He also works with Dr Rick Wolfe at our eye care clinic, Peninsula Eye Centre, Mornington.
