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Health Sciences
Department Of Surgery
Division Of Ophthalmology
Head of Division: Professor C. Cook
Divisional Profile
The Division of Ophthalmology combines an academic
hospital service with University teaching, clinical training
and research.
Specialist tertiary care clinical services are provided to
patients in the Western Cape and beyond.
Teaching is provided to fifth year medical students, and
specialist training of both local graduates and graduates
from other countries is provided.
A postgraduate diploma course in community eye health is
provided for Vision 2020 programme managers working in
sub Saharan Africa.
Permanent and Long Term Contract Staff
Professors
1
Honorary professors
2
Senior Lecturers
6
Lecturers
8
Administrative Staff
2
Total
19
Students
Master’s
10
Postgraduate diploma
8
Undergraduate
187
Total
205
Permanent Staff (Full-Time)
Professor C. Cook
Professor and Head, Division of Ophthalmology, UCT
Faculty of Health Sciences, Groote Schuur Hospital and Red
Cross Children’s Hospital. Community eye health, glaucoma.
Dr N. du Toit
Consultant Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital. Anterior
segment surgery, glaucoma, ocular trauma.
Dr K. Lecuona
Consultant Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital. Prevention
of blindness in developing countries, lacrimal drainage
disorders, inflammatory eye disease, ocular oncology.
Dr T. Pollock
Consultant Specialist, Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Paediatric ophthalmology.
Dr J. Rice
Consultant Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital. Vitreo-
retinal disease.
Dr J Steffen
Consultant Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital. Vitreo-
retinal disease.
Dr C. Tinley
Consultant Specialist, Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Paediatric ophthalmology.
Permanent Staff (Part-Time)
Dr E. Albrecht
Medical retina.
Dr M. Attenborough
Cornea.
Dr J. De Villiers
Strabismus.
Dr R. Grotte
Paediatric ophthalmology
Dr D. Harrison
Oculoplastics
Dr F. Kupper
General anterior segment
Emeritus Professor A. Murray
Strabismus.
Dr A. Perrott
Glaucoma.
Dr P. Steven
Neuro-Ophthalmology.
Dr K Suttle
Surgical retina, oculoplastics.
Dr H. van Velden
Surgical retina.
Honorary Staff
Professor P Courtright