Consultant Ophthalmologist
Dr Olivia MacVie
MBBS FRANZCO
Oculoplastic and Lacrimal Surgery and Cataract Surgery
Dr Olivia MacVie is an ophthalmologist with advanced sub-speciality training and expertise in cataract surgery, oculoplastic surgery and general ophthalmology. She graduated from the University of Western Australia and completed her specialist ophthalmology training in Western Australia, gaining Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Biography
She undertook advanced subspecialty training in the United Kingdom at Bristol Eye Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and the Royal Free Hospital in London. She was also awarded the prestigious Fred Hollows Foundation Fellowship, which took her to Nepal, Vietnam and Alice Springs, where she participated in skills exchange with local ophthalmologists, gaining experience in small-incision manual cataract surgery and developing-world ophthalmology.
Dr MacVie maintains an ongoing affiliation with the Fred Hollows Foundation and volunteers in education programs in developing nations. She also works regularly through Alice Springs in Indigenous eye health programs.
Her clinical interests include cataract surgery, eyelid malposition (ptosis, entropion and ectropion), periocular tumour management, blepharoplasty and lacrimal drainage disorders.
Dr MacVie operates at Subiaco Eye Hospital and Perth Eye Hospital and holds consultant appointments at Royal Perth Hospital and Perth Children’s Hospital. She is currently Head of Ophthalmology at Subiaco Eye Hospital and serves on the Medical Advisory Committee for St John of God Hospital Subiaco.
She is actively involved in teaching, research and professional education, and regularly presents at international conferences and publishes in peer-reviewed journals.