 George
Thomson is a Sydney University medical
graduate. He completed a year’s residency
at Wollongong hospital and the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
He then taught anatomy at Adelaide University whilst
preparing for his ophthalmology entrance exams.
He commenced his Ophthalmology training at Sydney
Eye Hospital where he was a registrar and then
became the Clinical Superintendant. He continued
his training as the research fellow of Professor
Richard Troutman (a pioneer of corneal and refractive
surgery) in New York. During this time he worked
with Dr Charles Kellman who was then developing
phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
Since returning to Australia he has been in private
practice in Parramatta and Westmead. His
principal interest is in cataract surgery, corneal
surgery and LASIK eye surgery.
Dr Thomson has been an assistant
editor of the Australian Journal of Ophthalmology,
Chairman of the Cataract and Day Surgery Committee
of the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmology,
a board member of the Australian Ophthalmic Research
Institute of Australia and a consultant to the
Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Dr Thomson has presented many
papers at meetings both in Australia and overseas.
He has coordinated workshops to teach intraocular
lens implantation, extra capsular cataract extraction,
phacoemulsification techniques and refractive
techniques. He has participated in the trials
of several intraocular lenses and several ophthalmic
drugs.
Dr Thomson is currently a member
of the Royal Australasian College of Ophthalmology,
a foundation member of the Australian Cataract
and Refractive Society, a foundation member of
the ASIO Pacific Cataract and Refractive Society
and has been a member of the American Cataract
and Refractive Society since 1979. He has recently
been invited to join the International Intraocular
Implant Club.
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