Dr Parth Shah

Dr Parth Shah I am an experienced ophthalmologist with special interests and skills in cataract surgery, strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology.

I am based in Sydney Australia.

Wrapped up the 2026 Strabismus Symposium!Grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to this annual teaching event, a...
31/05/2026

Wrapped up the 2026 Strabismus Symposium!

Grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to this annual teaching event, alongside Dr Matthew Spargo and orthoptist Kristen Saba.

Thanks also to Nhung Ross for the organisational and admin support. Thank you to our friends at UTS and the orthoptics students who volunteered to help for the OSCE, as well as Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick.

Continuing the tradition started by legendary strabismologist Dr Ross Fitzsimons, we aimed to deliver a 3-day educational symposium covering the assessment, diagnosis and management of common strabismus disorders. Strabismus is one of the disciplines in ophthalmology that is less well understood, and an area of reduced confidence among registrars. When we break it down and have a simple approach, it becomes much easier and less frightening.

We hosted over 40 attendees, including ophthalmology registrars from around the country and New Zealand as well as orthoptists and optometrists.

Thanks in particular to our patients who attended the mock OSCE on Friday as well as volunteering to be live patients to demonstrate exam technique in front of the audience.

The feedback has again been very positive, and we will be back next year!





I spend a a lot of my time curing cataracts. Still see some very advanced cataracts, even in metropolitan areas of Austr...
27/05/2026

I spend a a lot of my time curing cataracts.

Still see some very advanced cataracts, even in metropolitan areas of Australia. This one I operated on today, patient had hand movement vision only, due to an extremely dense rock of a cataract. Pleased to report that it has been successfully treated!

I come home every day thinking that I have the best job, helping people to see again. Immense job satisfaction.


Love this artwork by my young patient. An accurate representation of my consulting room - vision chart, refraction troll...
05/05/2026

Love this artwork by my young patient. An accurate representation of my consulting room - vision chart, refraction trolley, lenses, eye drops, trial frame, various examination tools - and, my hairstyle.


Join me, and .morrison.52 for Practical Paediatric Eye Checks for Primary Care—a case-based webinar designed for primar...
01/05/2026

Join me, and .morrison.52 for Practical Paediatric Eye Checks for Primary Care—a case-based webinar designed for primary care clinicians conducting infant checks in rural and remote locations.
 
📆10-11.15am (AEST), 25 May 2026
💰Free
👉Register now: https://loom.ly/0VY63a8
 
This webinar is proudly presented by the Western NSW Eye Health Partnership and hosted on Rural Health Pro. The Western NSW Eye Health Partnership is funded by The Fred Hollows Foundation and supported by RDN Health.

From a young patient. I performed eye muscle surgery for her to restore normal eye alignment.
28/03/2026

From a young patient. I performed eye muscle surgery for her to restore normal eye alignment.

It was great to speak again at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Course in Paediatrics. Working in a tertiary children’s ho...
23/03/2026

It was great to speak again at the Sydney Children’s Hospital Course in Paediatrics.

Working in a tertiary children’s hospital is one of the most rewarding parts of my job. I’m grateful to be able to engage with colleagues from different disciplines and learn from them to better look after our patients. Especially those with multi system diseases, genetic conditions and complex syndromes. Sometimes the eye can provide clues to a diagnosis, including life threatening conditions.


A pair of male gang gang cockatoos (with their distinctive bright red helmet). A king parrot also came by to visit. Jus...
08/03/2026

A pair of male gang gang cockatoos (with their distinctive bright red helmet).
A king parrot also came by to visit.

Just while having my morning coffee.

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Optic disc drusen.The value of high resolution multimodal imaging. Typically asymptomatic, and most frequently diagnosed...
06/03/2026

Optic disc drusen.

The value of high resolution multimodal imaging.

Typically asymptomatic, and most frequently diagnosed on routine eye testing as anomalous optic disc appearance or “pseudo papilloedema”. In children, the optic disc appearance can raise concern for potential raised intracranial pressure from serious pathology (like a brain tumour).

In disc drusen there is elevation and lumpy appearance to the optic discs, but no true swelling (no haemorrhage, no retinal vascular dilation and tortuosity, no retinal nerve fibre layer oedema (see the ILM reflex hugging the disc margin in these photos)).

If drusen are exposed they exhibit hyper-autofluorescence, and may be visualised on the OCT.

In infants, drusen may be buried within the optic disc. In all cases, ultrasound can be used to diagnose the drusen as highly hyperechoic deposits. The best way to perform ultrasound in infant eyes is to use a linear ultrasound with the gain reduced and avoiding the crystalline lens (as shown here, using the technique described by ). The deposit in the left eye is larger than the right, consistent with what is seen on the other imaging modalities

In the asymptomatic child, unnecessary invasive testing (MRI and lumbar puncture under general anaesthesia), can be avoided through careful clinical examination and multimodal imaging.

Optic disc drusen affect 1% of the population and are dominantly inherited, so examining the parents’ optic discs may be helpful.



Lisch nodules of the iris in type 1. In patients with , Lisch nodules appear increasingly with age. They are tiny be...
05/03/2026

Lisch nodules of the iris in type 1.

In patients with , Lisch nodules appear increasingly with age. They are tiny benign growths (hamartomas) and do not affect vision, but are an important diagnostic marker. In NF1, vision can be compromised through other changes including optic pathway glioma and glaucoma. Surveillance through regular eye checks is recommended, starting in childhood.


The Strabismus Symposium is back in 2026. Mock OSCE for registrars on Friday 29th May. Comprehensive presentations on as...
02/03/2026

The Strabismus Symposium is back in 2026.

Mock OSCE for registrars on Friday 29th May.
Comprehensive presentations on assessment and management of strabismus on the weekend 30-31 May.

We are applying for CPD points for optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmologists.

Registration details to follow soon. If you’re a trainee interested in the OSCE, please register your interest by email:
[email protected]

See you there!

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