SPECIALIST PROFILE
Dr Lukas Sahhar
MBBS (Hons), BMedSc (Hons), MPH, FRANZCO
Cataract specialist and general ophthalmologist
- Cataract and refractive surgery
- General ophthalmology
Languages: English
A cataract specialist and general ophthalmologist who offers personalised guidance across cataract, retinal, glaucoma, eyelid and eye-surface care.
BIOGRAPHY
About Dr Lukas Sahhar
Dr Lukas Sahhar graduated in medicine from Monash University and trained in ophthalmology across the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear, Alfred, Austin and Royal Children's hospitals.
He completed a Cataract Surgery Fellowship at the Eye and Ear, with a focus on complex cataract and refractive surgery and careful selection of monofocal, multifocal and extended-depth-of-focus lenses.
His general ophthalmology work includes injections for age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, eyelid surgery, pterygium, entropion and ectropion. He also teaches through his consultant role at the Eye and Ear.
CLINICAL FOCUS
Special interests
Complex cataract surgery
Refractive surgery and lens selection
Age-related macular degeneration injections
Diabetic eye disease
Glaucoma
Blepharoplasty and eyelid surgery
Pterygium
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Training, memberships and appointments
Fellowships and training
- Cataract Surgery Fellowship - Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Memberships
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
- Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Academic and hospital appointments
- Consultant and teacher - Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
