MBBS, FRANZCO
Glaucoma Specialist

Dr Renuka Bathija is an ophthalmologist specialising in early diagnosis and medical /surgical treatment of glaucoma. She is a principal investigator in Glaucoma trials investigating the efficacy of newer and innovative treatment protocols and a reviewer of articles for leading international journals of Glaucoma.

She graduated as a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (Melbourne University) in 1997. She subsequently did her glaucoma fellowship from Shiley Eye Centre (University of California, San Diego). Dr. Bathija has published papers in international journals on “Digital Imaging of Optic Nerve and Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer” in the early detection and diagnosis of glaucoma. She has extensive international experience, having worked in the U.S and India and through her volunteering work with the Fred Hollows foundation.

Dr. Bathija is a consulting ophthalmologist (Glaucoma Unit) at Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, where significant emphasis is placed on managing patients, teaching registrars, medical students and optometrists.

Dr Bathija operates at least once a week at various public and private facilities in Melbourne metropolitan and the Eastern suburbs. When not working, she loves long cliff and beach walks.