Waverley Private Hospital would like to introduce Dr Lana del Porto, a Melbourne based ophthalmologist with an interest in cataract, squint (strabismus), paediatric ophthalmology, neuroophthalmology and general ophthalmology including macular degeneration.

Lana completed her medical degree at The University of Sydney, graduating with honours. She completed her ophthalmology training at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne and subsequently undertook fellowship training at the prestigious Moorfield’s Eye Hospital in London. Lana completed fellowships in neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus and paediatrics while undertaking research in optic neuritis and thyroid eye disease.

Lana works as a staff specialist at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in the cataract, strabismus, and neuro-ophthalmology clinics. She teaches cataract and squint surgery to the training registrars and fellows. Lana is a fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. She has been an invited speaker at international scientific meetings and has publications in the medical literature. In the past 12 months she has presented her research at international meetings including the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) in Nashville and the European Strabismological Association (ESA) in Budapest.

Lana is dedicated to providing the very best care for her patients.

Cataract surgery; Squint surgery (strabismus) including thyroid eye disease; Macular degeneration including injection treatment and monitoring; Neuro-ophthalmology; double vision and nerve palsies, Botox treatment for blepharo-spasm/ hemifacial spasm and optic nerve diseases;