MEET OUR TEAM
Dr Bill Glasson
AO, MBBS, FRANZCO, FRACS, FRCOPHTH, FRACGP (HONS), DIP APPSC(QPH)
Dr Glasson is a general ophthalmologist with special interests in refractive surgery and ocular oncology. Having graduated from the University of Queensland in 1980, Dr Glasson then completed his residency at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Mater Hospital. He undertook postgraduate training in London in areas including ocular oncology as well as lid and lacrimal pathology.
Dr Glasson leads ophthalmology clinics at Longreach, Winton, Barcaldine and Blackall. He also provides outreach services to both Australian indigenous communities and in East Timor. He is a former President of the Australian Medical Association and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. Furthermore, he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is a consultant ophthalmologist to the Australian Army.
Specialties: General Ophthalmology, Cataract surgery, Eye Lid, Orbital and Lacrimal Disease, Glaucoma, Ocular Oncology, Oculoplastics, Refractive Surgery.
Dr Lindsay McGrath
BAppSc(Optom)(Hons) MBBS MPhil(Ophthal) FRANZCO
Dr Lindsay McGrath graduated from Optometry with Honours at the Queensland University of Technology in 2005. She then went on to medical school at the University of Queensland and completed a Masters of Philosophy in Ophthalmology in 2013. Dr McGrath undertook her specialty ophthalmology training in her home state of Queensland and completed her training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, with an acting fellow role in the orbital, lacrimal and plastics team. At the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in the United Kingdom, she completed a further year of subspecialty training in ocular oncology, oculoplastics and the orbit.
She is widely published in peer-reviewed journals in her area of subspecialty and has presented at international conferences. Dr McGrath is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) and a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons, British Oculoplastics Surgeons Society and International Society of Ocular Oncologists.
Specialties: Surgical and medical management of intraocular and extraocular tumours, diseases of the eyelids, lacrimal system and orbit
Dr Albert Aralar
MBBS, FRANZCO
Dr Aralar graduated from the University of Queensland with his Medical Degree before undergoing specialist training in ophthalmology locally at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He was the recipient of a Bausch and Lomb bursary to assist with further subspecialty training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK and also at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. He returned to Brisbane in 2002 and commenced his private practice.
He primarily operates at Queensland Eye Hospital where he is a long-serving member of the Medical Advisory Committee.
Specialties: Retinal and vitreous disorders including Age Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Detachments and Macular Traction Disorders.
Dr James English
FRANZCO, MBBS, MMed, MIT, BSc
Dr English is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with extra training in Cataract, Pterygium and Medical Retina Disease. Dr English offers manageable treatment options and empowers his patients through education and collaboration.
Dr English completed Ophthalmic Training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Melbourne). He undertook further training at The Alfred Hospital (Melbourne) gaining experience in complex Cataract Surgery. He also has experience treating a wide range of Medical Retina disease with interests in Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Eye Disease and Retinal Vein Occlusions.
Dr English is a Lecturer at the University of Queensland School of Medicine. He also has been recognised internationally for his research contributions.
Nadine Alexander
Clinical Optometrist
Nadine graduated from QUT with a Master of Optometry with therapeutic endorsement, and has been mentored, and working alongside Dr Bill Glasson since 2019. Prior to this, she has published her research on Age-related Macula Degeneration (MPhil) in peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals, and presented at international conferences.
Nadine has worked over a number of years in both private practices and ophthalmology specialty clinics, as well as continuing to provide rural outreach services in Longreach, QLD. This has allowed her to broaden her scope of interest in primary care, ocular oncology, and eye disease/red eye management.
At the Oxford Eye Centre, Nadine sees a wide range of dry eye disease, ocular pathology, and is responsible for the pre- and post- operative assessments for Refractive, and Cataract patients.
