“Glaucoma is a lifelong disease which can lead to blindness. It is humbling to be entrusted with maintaining my patients’ vision for as long as possible.”
Dr Antonio Giubilato is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital’s Glaucoma Clinic and Lions Eye Institute. He consults at both the Nedlands and Murdoch LEI clinics and operates at Bentley Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital for public patients. He specialises in glaucoma and cataract surgery.
Dr Giubilato trained in ophthalmology in Western Australia before undertaking specialty fellowship training in glaucoma at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. This included both clinical and surgical management of glaucoma as well as research into new therapies for the condition.
Dr Giubilato has participated in clinical trials, given multiple presentations and published extensively in professional journals.
He was previously the WA committee member of the Australia and New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group and Clinical Director of the Lions Eye Institute. He sits on numerous advisory boards, both medical and surgical.
Areas of clinical specialty
- Glaucoma
- Cataract surgery in glaucoma patients
- Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
- Trabeculectomy and Xen Trabeculectomy
- Glaucoma drainage devices
Research interests
- New therapies for glaucoma
- Glaucoma drainage devices
- Xen trabeculectomy
Awards/Professional Achievements
- Medical Advisory Committee – Lions Eye Institute
- Reviewer- Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- Director of Training RANZCO – WA (2005-2010)
- Treasurer – WA Branch RANZCO (2003-2007)
- Co-ordinator of Medical Student Teaching – University of Western Australia (2001-2004)
- Organizer – Colloquia Lions Eye Institute, Perth (2001-2004)
- Register of the Court – 2001 FRANZCO, Part 2 Examinations Perth (2001)
- GOATCHER Award Intern of the Year, Royal Perth Hospital (1993)
- Specialty Fellowship Training in Glaucoma, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
- Ophthalmology attachment, Christian Medical College, Velore, India
Professional memberships
- Australian Medical Association
- Medical Defence Association
- Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Interest Group (ANZGIG)
- South East Asia Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG)
Board memberships
- Advisory Board Member, Glaukos Australia
- Drug Advisory Board – Allergan Australia
- Drug Advisory Board – Pfizer
- Drug Advisory Board – Alcon Australia
- Lions Save Sight Board former Committee Member
Teaching
- UWA Optometry School
- Glaucoma Curriculum Advisory Panel (pending)
Current hospital/university affiliations
- Consultant ophthalmologist at the Glaucoma Clinic, Royal Perth Hospital
- Consultant ophthalmologist, Bentley Hospital for public patients
