Dr Simon Nothling specialises in Medical Retina and Uveitis.

He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2001 with First Class Honours. Prior to his Ophthalmology training, he worked for 4-5 years as a Medical Senior House Officer in Australia and the United Kingdom in various medical specialties, such as Rheumatology and Neurology.

He began his general Ophthalmic training in 2009 at Sydney Eye Hospital, which lasted 4.5 years. After his training in Sydney, he then undertook a Medical Retina and Uveitis fellowship at the world renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London. This fellowship lasted 12 months during 2013/14. At Moorfields, he gained considerable experience managing medical retinal conditions such as Age Related Macula Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusions and Diabetic Retinopathy, as well as Uveitic and inflammatory conditions of the eye. Simon has also been involved in various large international ophthalmic trials during his time at Moorfields.

Simon worked for several years as a Senior House Officer in Neurology and NeuroOphthalmology in the UK prior to his Ophthalmic training. He has a passion for rural Ophthalmology and also works as a Visiting Medical Officer at Broken Hill Hospital, where he is a cataract surgeon and medical retina specialist.

Dr Nothling’s areas of interest include:

• Macular Degeneration

• Diabetic Retinopathy

• Uveitis

• Retinal Vascular disease

• Cataracts

• General ophthalmology