Dr Andrew Jones

Dr Andrew Jones offers appointments at Precision Eye Clinic. He specialises in Vitreoretinal and Cataract surgery and the management of Medical Retina conditions. This includes the management of age-related macular degeneration through injectable therapies, diabetic eye disease, retinal detachments, macular holes and epiretinal membrane.

He arrived in Hobart in October 2011 to set up a Vitreoretinal Service for Southern Tasmania and continues to maintain links with the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne.

He gained his medical qualification from the University of Pretoria, graduating in 1999. After a year working in the township hospitals of Cape Town he relocated to the UK to train as an Ophthalmologist. Following completion of his registrar training at the University Hospital of Wales, he spent a further 2 years doing a Medical Retina and Surgical Retina fellowship between the University Hospital of Wales and Singleton Hospital Swansea.

He undertook a further 12 months Vitreoretinal Surgical fellowship at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne before relocating to Tasmania.

Dr Jones is committed to ensuring accessible, patient focused eyecare based on best current evidence and over 15 years of experience.

Professional Credentials

• Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh),
• Member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists
• Member of the American Society of Retinal Specialists
• Member of the Oceania Retinal Association

Specialty interests

• Cataract Surgery
• Vitreoretinal Surgery
• Macular Surgery
• Medical Retina