Dr Emily Gregory-Roberts
BSc MBBS(Hons) MPhilMed FRANZCO
Cataract Surgeon, Glaucoma Specialist, and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Cataract Surgeon, Glaucoma Specialist, and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Dr Gregory-Roberts graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney with honours and completed a Masters degree in the discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology at the University of Sydney. Following this, she trained in Ophthalmology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne. Emily then further developed her skills in glaucoma management and complex glaucoma and cataract surgery working as a clinical fellow at the Oxford Eye Hospital in Oxford, United Kingdom. As part of a desire to provide the best possible patient care, Emily also has an interest in research. She worked as a research fellow in the ophthalmology department at Columbia University in New York and her research has been published in multiple scientific journals, including ‘Ophthalmology’ and ‘Eye’. She is affiliated with the University of Sydney as a Clinical Lecturer in the Sydney Medical School.
As a clinician, Emily aims to understand patients’ problems and concerns and help them by providing up-to-date care with a range of treatment options including medication, laser and surgery. She has the skills to offer the latest minimally invasive surgery techniques and devices, and she tailors each patient’s treatment to their individual needs.
Dr Sebastian Brown
BVSc(Hons II) MBBS(Hons I) FRANZCO Cataract Surgeon and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Dr Sebastian Brown is a comprehensive general ophthalmologist with special interests in cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, glaucoma and medical retina conditions. After completing his Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Dr Brown obtained his medical degree at the University of Sydney, graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (First Class Honours). During this time, Dr Brown was awarded The Royal North Shore Medal for academic excellence. Dr Brown undertook specialist ophthalmology training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), completed through The Sydney Eye Hospital network. He also trained in numerous hospital settings across New South Wales, Darwin and Hobart. Collectively, these experiences provided extensive exposure to all facets of ophthalmology. Following this, Dr Brown completed a comprehensive general fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Liverpool Hospital in Sydney. He currently holds public appointments at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital. In his spare time, Dr Brown enjoys travelling, surfing, swimming and cycling. He is also a kite-surfing enthusiast, and he speaks Spanish.
Dr Luke Northey
BSc(adv), MBBS(Hons), MMed(Ophth Sc), MPH, FRANZCO Cataract, Cornea, Glaucoma surgeon, and Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Dr Luke Northey is an ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in cornea, glaucoma, and cataract surgery. Dr Northey completed ophthalmology training at the Sydney Eye Hospital where he worked as the professorial senior registrar and served as the chair of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists trainee representative group.
He undertook fellowship training in glaucoma at Westmead hospital, Sydney, gaining expertise in incisional and microinvasive glaucoma surgical techniques in addition to medical and laser glaucoma therapies. He then completed a cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. During this fellowship he gained experience in all aspects of corneal transplant surgery, complicated cataract surgery, pterygium surgery, and surface-based therapeutic and refractive laser procedures. Dr Northey was awarded the Sydney Hospitallers’ Norman Rose and the RANZCO Trevelyn-Smith travelling scholarships in support of his fellowship
training.
Dr Northey believes in patient-focused and evidence-based healthcare and strives to achieve the best outcomes for his patients. He has published in peer reviewed medical journals, presented at national and international ophthalmology conferences, and is a clinical associate lecturer at the University of
Sydney.
Our Optometrist
Rebecca Tobias
BOptom (Hons), MOptom, GradCertOcTher Optometrist
Rebecca graduated from the Bachelor of Optometry degree at UNSW Australia with first class honours. She subsequently also completed her graduate certificate of ocular therapeutics and Master of Optometry at UNSW. Following graduation, Rebecca worked in full scope optometry in several private practices across Sydney. Between 2011 and 2021, Rebecca worked as a senior staff optometrist at the Centre for Eye Health, an advanced ocular imaging centre with the aim of early detection of eye disease. Her work here primarily involved assessment of glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease. Her role also included supervision and teaching of final year optometry students, research and also development of continuing education materials for optometrists in practice.
Rebecca applies a combination of empathy and critical thinking to patient care in order to optimise clinical outcomes. She loves being able to give patients the best possible vision through early detection of any eye problem and calculating the perfect glasses prescription for them.
The Sight Foundation Theatre
Dr Gregory-Roberts operates in the Sight Foundation Theatre at Sydney Eye Hospital (Macquarie Street, Sydney).
