Stephanie Watson (ophthalmologist)

This article is about the Australian physician. For the American author, see Stephanie Watson.

Stephanie Louise Watson OAM FRANZCO is an ophthalmic surgeon. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2022.[1]

Education

Watson earned a Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery degree in at the University of Sydney, Australia in 1994.[2]

Her scholarships at Kikuyu Eye clinic in Kenya and Oxford University with Newsom-Davis highlighted the impact that research had on medicine. This led her to choose a career as a clinician scientist working in the field of cornea and external disease.[3]

She completed sub-specialty training in the UK at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.[4]

Career and achievements

Watson has appointments at the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney Surgical Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital and is the Head of the Corneal Unit at the Sydney Eye Hospital.[4]

In 2021, she made the Power List of the Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology[5] as one of the world’s top 100 female ophthalmologists.[6]

Select publications

Watson has published numerous articles[7] and holds international patents.[8]

Year Article Journal
2004 Comparison of deep lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty in patients with keratoconus Ophthalmology
2014 A comparison of lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty outcomes: A registry study Ophthalmology
2019 Keratoconus natural progression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 529 eyes Ophthalmology
2004 A randomized trial of topical cyclosporin 0.05% in topical steroid–resistant atopic keratoconjunctivitis Ophthalmology
2009 A contact lens-based technique for expansion and transplantation of autologous epithelial progenitors for ocular surface reconstruction Transplantation
2006 Patterns of rejection after deep lamellar keratoplasty Ophthalmology

References

  1. ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. ^ "Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Register of practitioners". www.ahpra.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ "Stephanie Watson". Power List. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  4. ^ a b "Stephanie Watson Biography | Sydney Ophthalmologist | Eye Surgeon". Prof Stephanie Watson. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  5. ^ "Stephanie Watson". The Ophthalmologist. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. ^ bowman, rhiannon (2021-04-07). "Sole Australian among world's top 100 female ophthalmologists". Insight. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ "Stephanie Watson". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  8. ^ "Stephanie Watson Publications | Sydney Ophthalmologist | Eye Surgeon". Prof Stephanie Watson. Retrieved 2024-07-24.