Dr Tim Roberts

MBBS, MMed (Syd), FRANZCO, FRACS

Dr Tim Roberts specialises in cataract surgery and glaucoma.  

Dr Roberts graduated in Medicine from the University of New South Wales in 1985.  He completed specialist training in Ophthalmology at Sydney Eye Hospital then undertook further advanced study in the United Kingdom (West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London) and in the United States (Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles).  He was awarded a Masters of Medicine in 2008 from the University of Sydney for his research into cardiovascular and respiratory risk factors in glaucoma.

Dr Roberts is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital, where he heads the Glaucoma Unit and is the Director of Training. He is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, has published many scientific papers and an academic thesis, and reviews scientific articles for numerous international peer reviewed medical journals. Dr Roberts holds senior positions in the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists as Chairman of the NSW Qualification and Education Committee and as a member of the Federal QEC, College Board of Examiners and NSW State Committee. He also serves as a Scientific Assessor for the Northern Sydney Area Health Service Medical Research Ethics Committee.

Dr Roberts has lectured widely on cataract surgery in Australia, South East Asia, UK and the USA and performed live surgery at international meetings. He has an interest in medical ethics and education and has been involved in field trips to teach ophthalmology throughout outback Australia and South East Asia, most recently with the Myanmar Eye Care programme.

Dr Roberts provides his specialist services at Vision Eye Institute Chatswood and Cremorne.