Dr Amy Cohn

Medical Retina Specialist

Melbourne ophthalmologist specialising in retinal conditions and cataract surgery.

Profile

Dr Amy Cohn specialises in medical retina diseases and cataract surgery.

Her areas of expertise include diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, inherited eye disease and cataract. She has extensive experience with retinal lasers, cataract surgery and intravitreal injections.

Professional appointments

Current roles

Head of Unit, Medical Retina Clinic, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Visiting Medical Officer, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Senior Research Fellow, Cerulea / Centre for Eye Research Australia
Treasurer and member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists
Member, European Society of Retina Specialists

Qualifications

Training and credentials

MBBS (Hons), University of Melbourne
Master of Medicine in Inherited Eye Diseases
Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Medical Retina Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Author or study-group co-author on 40+ selected publications

Professional appointments

Current roles

Qualifications

Training and credentials

Head of Unit, Medical Retina Clinic, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

MBBS (Hons), University of Melbourne

Visiting Medical Officer, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

Master of Medicine in Inherited Eye Diseases

Senior Research Fellow, Cerulea / Centre for Eye Research Australia

Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

Treasurer and member, Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists

Medical Retina Fellowship, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

Member, European Society of Retina Specialists

Author or study-group co-author on 40+ selected publications

Background

Education and early training

Dr Cohn obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with honours from the University of Melbourne in 2000. She undertook her internship and residency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Specialist ophthalmology training

She completed a Master of Medicine in Inherited Eye Diseases at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, leading to publications and presentations in Australia and overseas. She was admitted to the accredited ophthalmology training program at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in 2005, then worked as a Senior Registrar at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Monash Medical Centre.

Medical retina fellowship and research

Dr Cohn spent three years in London as a Medical Retina Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Since returning to Australia, she has been appointed Head of the Medical Retina Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. She continues her research as a Senior Research Fellow at Cerulea / Centre for Eye Research Australia, with interests in age-related macular degeneration, inherited eye conditions and diabetic retinopathy.

Clinical practice

Surgical and retinal care

Dr Cohn’s clinical work spans cataract surgery, retinal laser treatment and intravitreal therapy, supported by hospital and private consulting roles across Victoria.

Dr Amy Cohn in an ophthalmic operating theatre

Research and publications

Academic work

Dr Cohn continues her research as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Eye Research Australia / Cerulea. Her current areas of interest include age-related macular degeneration, inherited eye conditions and diabetic retinopathy.

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