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Meet our Ophthalmologist Dr Matthew Krilis

Dr. Matthew Krilis

  • Ophthalmic, Cataract and Glaucoma Surgeon
  • Medical Retina and Macula Specialist
  • Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
  • Associate Clinical Lecturer (University of Sydney) and (University of NSW)
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Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Economics (B.Econ)
    Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS),
  • Masters of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) (MMed), (University of Sydney)
  • FRANZCO Ophthalmology Training (Sydney Eye Hospital) (5 years)
  • Retina and Uveitis Fellowship (Oxford University) (1 year)
  • Glaucoma Fellowship (Oxford University) (1 year)

Dr Mathew Krilis’ expertise

Matthew is a Sydney Eye Hospital and Oxford University Eye Hospital trained ophthalmologist, with dual-fellowship training in glaucoma surgery, complex cataract surgery, and retinal and inflammatory diseases of the eye. In addition to his subspecialty fellowships, he is a comprehensive general ophthalmologist dealing with all common eye conditions as well as eye emergencies.

Dr. Krilis grew up in Sydney and completed a Bachelor of Economics (B.Econ), followed by a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). He then undertook his junior general medical training at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, whilst simultaneously completing a Master’s degree in Ophthalmology (M.Med) at the University of Sydney.

He subsequently completed the five-year ophthalmology specialty training program at Sydney Eye Hospital, earning his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (FRANZCO). Following his FRANZCO training in Sydney, Matthew spent two years at the world-renowned Oxford University Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom and completed:

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1-year Fellowship in Medical Retina and Uveitis

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1 year Fellowship in Glaucoma surgery and Complex Cataract Surgery

At Oxford, Dr. Krilis was comprehensively trained by world leaders in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (micro-stents), traditional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage devices), complex cataract surgery and pterygium surgery.
Matthew also gained expertise in the treatment of retinal diseases including diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, and uveitis. This involved all forms of retinal laser and intravitreal injections. He also worked in the emergency eye clinic as a senior Ophthalmologist for the Oxford region where he treated an extensive array of rare and common eye conditions.

​Dr. Krilis is an associate clinical lecturer at both the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. He also works in the public system at St George Hospital where he conducts clinical research into the link between the gut and eye and is involved in a gene therapy study for the dry form of age-related macular degeneration.

Matthew speaks Greek and has been involved in the Greek Australian community. He is settled and raising his family in the inner west and hopes to contribute lifelong service to the people of Marrickville and the surrounding inner west region.

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