- Cataract and refractive lens surgery
- Retinal and macular surgery
- Glaucoma surgery
- Oculoplastic conditions
- Dry eye
We have an experienced and friendly team at Thorndon Eye Clinic. Our team members are:
Dr Steve Mackey - Ophthalmologist specialising in:
- Cataract and refractive lens surgery
- Macular and vitreoretinal surgery
- Pterygium surgery.
Steve graduated from Otago University and subsequently trained as a specialist ophthalmologist in Dunedin and Christchurch gaining FRANZCO. He carried out 3 further years of sub-specialty training in the UK which included cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery. He consults from Thorndon Eye Clinic, Boulcott Clinic, and in Paraparaumu.
Dr Nina Ashraff - Ophthalmologist specialising in:
- Glaucoma and cataract surgery.
Nina consults from Thorndon Eye Clinic and Boulcott Clinic.
- Oculoplastics
- Eyelid malposition, ptosis and dermatochalasis
- Periocular skin tumours
- Dry/watery eyes
- Thyroid eye disease
- Orbital disorders and socket reconstruction.
Kenneth consults from Thorndon Eye Clinic and Boulcott Clinic. He also consults at Wellington Hospital which is where he commenced his ophthalmology training. He has recently returned from his oculoplastic and orbital surgery fellowship in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom. He has also completed a clinical observership in oculoplastic surgery and aesthetic medicine at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Kenneth is able to conduct his consultations in Cantonese and Mandarin if required.
Dr Neil Avery - Ophthalmologist specialising in:
- Cataract and refractive lens surgery
- Macular and vitreoretinal surgery
Dr Zak Prime - Ophthalmologist specialising in:
- Cataract and refractive lens surgery
- Macular and vitreoretinal surgery
Raewyn Owen - Clinical Nurse Specialist
Raewyn has had 25 years eye experience working both in New Zealand and overseas. With over twelve years working in the Thorndon Eye Clinic, Raewyn is very experienced in dealing with all aspects of eye treatment.
Hana Havlik - Ophthalmic Theatre and Clinic Nurse
Hana joined Thorndon Eye Clinic in 2014. She has 15 years' experience working in operating theatres. She is now concentrating on ophthalmic theatre and clinic practice.
Wendy Franklin - Clinician Assistant
Wendy joined the team in mid 2014. She has had extensive overseas experience working in optometry in the capacity of a dispensing optician and contact lens fitter.
Ophthalmology is the branch of specialist medicine that is focused on the health of eyes and their surrounding tissues, including muscles, bones, eyelids, and tear production/drainage systems. Your eye is the organ of vision and consists of the cornea (the outer clear layer), the sclera (the white of the eye), the iris (the coloured part), the lens (lies behind the iris) and the retina (the light-sensitive lining at the back of the eye). Your eyes ‘see’ by focusing light that enters the eye onto the retina which sends the image to the brain by the optic nerve.
