Dr Mitchell Lee
Dr Mitchell Lee
FRANZCO, MMed(Critical Care), MBBS(Hons), BSc
Vitreo-Retinal Sub-specialist and General Ophthalmologist
Dr Lee is an Ophthalmologist who specialises in vitreoretinal surgery, as well as complex anterior segment, cataract, and lens surgery. Dr Lee studied medicine through the University of Sydney Medical School and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He completed his training in Ophthalmology through the Prince of Wales Hospital training network in Sydney.
Following his general Ophthalmology training, Dr Lee undertook further training in complex anterior segment surgery and medical retina under the tutelage of Professor Minas Coroneo at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Centre for Eye Health at the University of New South Wales. He then completed a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Westmead Hospital, the largest Hospital campus in the Southern hemisphere, and one of the busiest centres in the world for diabetic retina surgery. There he trained in all aspects of surgical management for retinal disease, as well as gaining further experience in middle segment surgery, and complex anterior segment surgery. Alongside this clinical training, Dr Lee was one of the inaugural Sarks Medical Retina Research Fellows at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. Continuing the pioneering research legacy of John and Shirley Sarks in the early detection and characterisation of age-related macular degeneration.
Dr Lee is committed to the provision of eye care and surgery in regional and remote communities, having undertaken training with the Outback Eye Service established by Professor Fred Hollows. During the COVID pandemic he volunteered to spend 6 months locked down in Broken Hill as the sole Ophthalmologist serving this highly isolated community. Dr Lee continues to serve this community as a Visiting Medical Officer at Broken Hill Hospital, traveling to this remote community several times a year to provide subspecialty expertise in medical and surgical retina, and to contribute to training the next generation of eye surgeons.
Dr Lee advocates a minimally invasive approach to surgery and ophthalmic care, using the latest developments in the field to ensure optimum outcomes for his patients. As an expert in vitreoretinal surgery, he is experienced in dealing with many of the most serious and vision-threatening conditions encountered in Ophthalmology. Dr Lee is dedicated to preserving and restoring as much vision as possible to all of his patients.
Treatments Offered:
Cataract Surgery and Complex Anterior Segment Surgery
Individualized IOL selection
Premium multifocal IOLs
Presbyopia correction
YAG capsulotomy
IOL implant exchanges
Repair of dislocated IOL implants
Scleral-fixated IOLs
Sutured IOLs
Lens surgery after anterior segment trauma
Iris repair
Retina Surgery and Medical Retina
Retinal detachment repair
Vitreomacular traction surgery
Epiretinal membrane surgery
Macular hole surgery
Diabetic retina surgery
Age-related Macular Degeneration, including intravitreal injection therapies
Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema therapies
Retinal laser therapies
Medical retina consulting
Outside of Ophthalmology Dr Lee can often be found exploring the wilderness in the Blue Mountains area, and has spent many years camping, hiking, and photographing the region. He is a keen fencer, having started with sports fencing in High School. He now mainly practices German longsword in the Liechtenauer tradition, and also has interests in German messer fencing and the Italian longsword treatise of Phillipo di Vadi.