“Vision shapes our experience of the world. It is a privilege to work to restore and preserve sight in adults, and to be able to give children the opportunity for a lifetime of vision.”
Dr Benjamin Host was born and raised in Perth and completed his medical studies at the University of Western Australia, graduating with Honours. He undertook his ophthalmology training in Western Australia, followed by a fellowship in oculoplastic and cornea surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. He then completed a paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellowship, as well as a subsequent fellowship in retinoblastoma at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada. During his time at SickKids he carried out research focused on the genetics, diagnosis and treatment of this paediatric eye cancer.
Dr Benjamin Host’s broad clinical and surgical training, together with his research interests, equip him to provide comprehensive ophthalmic care to patients at every stage of life.
Areas of clinical specialty
- Cataract surgery
- General ophthalmology
- Paediatric ophthalmology
- Strabismus
Research interests
- Retinoblastoma
- Paediatric ophthalmology
- Teleophthalmology
Awards/Professional Achievements
- Retinoblastoma Fellowship Scholarship, The Eye Cancer Foundation, New York, USA (2024)
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Alan James Travelling Scholarship (2024)
- Retinoblastoma Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada (2024)
- Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada (2023/24)
- Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (2023)
- Oculoplastic & Cornea Fellowship, Royal Perth Hospital (2022)
- The J Lloyd Hewett Outstanding Paper Award (best original paper) published in Clinical & Experimental Optometry (2018-2020)
- The University of Western Australia Centre for Ophthalmology & Visual Science Lions Eye Institute Scholarship (2015)
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Honours, The University of Western Australia (2012)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- American Academy of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Australian Medical Association
- Australian & New Zealand Haematology and Oncology Group
Current hospital/university affiliations
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Retinoblastoma, Perth Children’s Hospital
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
