Working with the Ophthalmology department at Auckland District Health Board, you know at the end of the day you have made a real difference. You work closely with the patients, from scheduling their appointments and greeting them at reception on arrival, to following up on tests. You also get to work with other fantastic people everyday who are also focused on making a difference in the lives of their patients.
Greenlane Ophthalmology Department is a 28 consultant tertiary referral ophthalmic unit with close ties to the University of Auckland. More than 45,000 patients are reviewed each year by our staff. The multi-disciplinary team provides an innovative environment, providing ophthalmic electrodiagnostic tests for patients to assist the diagnosis and management of various ophthalmic conditions.
Judy has been with the Auckland Regional DHBs since 2001 with a gap period. She worked as a Registrar in Ophthalmology at the Greenlane Clinical Centre. Judy talks to us about training in Auckland. Read More……
Read up on what the Ophthalmology training is like and get some tips and recommendations from Narme Deva who is a current trainee in the Auckland Region...
Auckland Hospital provides tertiary services in:
In Auckland this is a 5 year programme in general Ophthalmology approved by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). It includes training in all subspecialties except Refractive Surgery.
For a discussion about the training programme and application process...