About
Dr Vincent Lee established his private eye clinic in Warrnambool in August 1998. The specialist practice, South West Eye Surgery, has since extended to cover the greater region of southwest Victoria including the regional cities of Colac, Hamilton and Portland.
Our mission is to guarantee that regional and rural residents are not compromised with regard to their access to care and to the standard of care available. The practice is open five days a week and accommodates emergency referrals daily. We ensure that our diagnostic and therapeutic equipment is up to the best standards, rigorously train our clinical staff and bring the latest state-of-the-art and evidence-based treatments to the region.
Our mission is to guarantee that regional and rural residents are not compromised with regard to their access to care and to the standard of care available. The practice is open five days a week and accommodates emergency referrals daily. We ensure that our diagnostic and therapeutic equipment is up to the best standards, rigorously train our clinical staff and bring the latest state-of-the-art and evidence-based treatments to the region.
Our practice is in the old Standard newspaper building, at 174 Koroit Street. Free 2 hour patient car parking at the rear of the building is accessed via Grace Avenue. A wheelchair compliant lift is available from the car park at the Lower Ground Level to the Clinic at the Upper Ground Level
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Dr Vincent Lee is a senior Ophthalmologist who has provided medical eye care to the population in South West Victoria for more than 20 years. His main practice is in Cataract and Refractive surgery. He has completed sub-specialist training and maintains an interest in Glaucoma, Oculoplastic Surgery and Retinal Diseases.
Dr Lee obtained his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and completed his clinical training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.
He completed two years at the Austin and Repatriation Hospitals during which he worked as a junior plastic surgeon and neurosurgeon. He then won the RB McComas Scholarship for Research in Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne to undertake original research studies in Diabetic Retinopathy at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. This was completed in collaboration with Professors Hugh Taylor and Hector Maclean, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. For his thesis on this work, he was awarded the postgraduate degree of Master of Medicine.
Dr Lee completed specialist training in Ophthalmology with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. Following this, he moved to London, UK to take up post-fellowship subspecialist training in the fields of Medical Retina, Glaucoma and Oculoplastic Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Western Eye Hospital.
He held the position of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Central Middlesex Hospital, London and later, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne for a ten year tenure.
Having performed over 20,000 eye operations (mostly cataract and lens surgery, but also glaucoma, eyelid, upper/ mid facial and tear duct procedures) and more than 15,000 intraocular injections, Dr Lee is by far, the most experienced eye surgeon in south west Victoria. He continues to build and extend his expertise and knowledge by his participation in national and international audits for Quality Assurance, the RANZCO Continuing Professional Development programme as well as regularly attending Australian and international meetings and conferences. He is well known for his innovation, use of cutting-edge technology and up-to-date, evidence-based surgery to achieve safe and reliable outcomes, for which he has built a strong reputation over more than two decades.
Dr Lee teaches General Practitioners, junior Doctors, Medical Students, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Pharmacists, Nurses and Optometry and Orthoptic Students.
Dr Lee is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, the European Society of Retina Specialists, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmologists.
His current Consultant appointments are at St. John of God Health Care Warrnambool, Colac Area Health and Western District Health Service Hamilton.
Dr Lee obtained his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and completed his clinical training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.
He completed two years at the Austin and Repatriation Hospitals during which he worked as a junior plastic surgeon and neurosurgeon. He then won the RB McComas Scholarship for Research in Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne to undertake original research studies in Diabetic Retinopathy at the Centre for Eye Research Australia. This was completed in collaboration with Professors Hugh Taylor and Hector Maclean, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. For his thesis on this work, he was awarded the postgraduate degree of Master of Medicine.
Dr Lee completed specialist training in Ophthalmology with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. Following this, he moved to London, UK to take up post-fellowship subspecialist training in the fields of Medical Retina, Glaucoma and Oculoplastic Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Western Eye Hospital.
He held the position of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Central Middlesex Hospital, London and later, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne for a ten year tenure.
Having performed over 20,000 eye operations (mostly cataract and lens surgery, but also glaucoma, eyelid, upper/ mid facial and tear duct procedures) and more than 15,000 intraocular injections, Dr Lee is by far, the most experienced eye surgeon in south west Victoria. He continues to build and extend his expertise and knowledge by his participation in national and international audits for Quality Assurance, the RANZCO Continuing Professional Development programme as well as regularly attending Australian and international meetings and conferences. He is well known for his innovation, use of cutting-edge technology and up-to-date, evidence-based surgery to achieve safe and reliable outcomes, for which he has built a strong reputation over more than two decades.
Dr Lee teaches General Practitioners, junior Doctors, Medical Students, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Pharmacists, Nurses and Optometry and Orthoptic Students.
Dr Lee is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists, the European Society of Retina Specialists, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmologists.
His current Consultant appointments are at St. John of God Health Care Warrnambool, Colac Area Health and Western District Health Service Hamilton.
