Dr George Thomson

Ophthalmologist

George Thomson is a Sydney University medical graduate. He completed a year’s residency at Wollongong Hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He then taught anatomy at Adelaide University whilst preparing for his ophthalmology entrance exams.

He commenced his ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital where he was a registrar and then became the Clinical Superintendent. He continued his training as the research fellow of Professor Richard Troutman (a pioneer of corneal and refractive surgery) in New York. During this time, he worked with Dr Charles Kellman who was then developing phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Since returning to Australia, he has been in private practice in Parramatta and Westmead. His principal interest is in cataract surgery, corneal surgery, and LASIK eye surgery.

Dr Thomson has been an assistant editor of the Australian Journal of Ophthalmology, Chairman of the Cataract and Day Surgery Committee of the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmology, a board member of the Australian Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia and a consultant to the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Dr Thomson has presented many papers at meetings both in Australia and overseas. He has coordinated workshops to teach intraocular lens implantation, extra capsular cataract extraction, phacoemulsification techniques and refractive techniques. He has participated in the trials of several intraocular lenses and several ophthalmic drugs.

Dr Thomson is currently a member of the Royal Australasian College of Ophthalmology, a foundation member of the Australian Cataract and Refractive Society, a foundation member of the ASIO Pacific Cataract and Refractive Society and has been a member of the American Cataract and Refractive Society since 1979. He has recently been invited to join the International Intraocular Implant Club.