Dr Shivanand Sheth MBBS, MS, FICO, FAICO, FRANZCO

Strabismus & Neuro-Ophthalmology

Dr Shivanand Sheth is an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) who specializes in the management of strabismus (turned eye/squint) in patients of all ages. He also has a special interest in neuro-ophthalmology (disorders of the neural control of vision and eye movements).

More information about Dr. Sheth is available at www.drshivasheth.com

He graduated from Medicine at Mumbai, India in 2007 and completed his ophthalmology training from BYL Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai after which he undertook further advanced training/ fellowships in paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology in India, USA and Australia. He has over 15 years of clinical experience.

Dr. Sheth regularly presents at ophthalmology conferences around the world and has been published in several international ophthalmology journals.

He is also the recipient of the International Scholar Award and International Ophthalmologist Education Award by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the McCartney Prize by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, UK.

He was awarded the fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) in 2016.

He is the author of three textbook chapters in international texbooks of paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and paediatric neuro-ophthalmology.

Dr. Sheth is a paediatric ophthalmologist at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.

He also has appointments to Ocular Motility Clinic (squint/strabismus) and Neuro-ophthalmology clinic at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

He is involved in teaching, clinical and surgical training of ophthalmology registrars and fellows, along with mentoring medical students.

His expertise covers most aspects of paediatric ophthalmology, along with strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology in patients of all ages.

His adult neuro-ophthalmology expertise and interest is limited to patients with all forms of strabismus, nystagmus, binocular diplopia, cranial nerve palsies, supranuclear control disorders of eye movements, papilloedema secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension and pseudopapillodema.

Dr. Sheth also monitors patients with diagnosed optic neuropathy and optic neuritis if referral is accompanied by report from optometrist, ophthalmologist or neurologist with radiology report and optic nerve scans.

More information about Dr. Sheth is available at www.drshivasheth.com

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