Dr Sharma consults privately for adult patients at the Queensland Eye Institute (QEI), and BrisEye Surgeons. QEI is a research foundation with a state-of-the-art office and the latest investigations, laser and injection facilities at Woolloongabba. BrisEye is located on the Northside at Chermside, with all the same excellent facilities and treatment options, and full range of eye conditions expertise available.

He operates on private patients at the advanced South Brisbane Day Hospital Woolloongabba, at Brisbane Day Surgery in Spring Hill, and St Andrews War Memorial Hospital at Spring Hill.

He is a Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon with the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital and Queensland Children’s Hospital, and is an Associate Professor with the School of Medicine, University of Queensland.

Dr Sharma has trained in Melbourne, UK and Canada, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO). He has extensive sub-specialist training as a Retinal Specialist to look after your medical and surgical retinal conditions.

Dr Sharma is a Melbourne and North America trained eye surgeon, specialising in retinal conditions. He graduated from Medicine with First Class Honours from the University of Tasmania in 2004. He has completed a PhD (DPhil) in Public Health and Ophthalmology, at the University of Oxford, and completed the 5-year accredited surgical training program at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne.

After completing training and obtaining his Fellow qualification with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), he undertook prestigious fellowships in medical retina and retinal surgery in Toronto, Canada. Over 2 years he worked at the Toronto Western Hospital, Sunnybrook Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children with world-leading North American retinal specialists, and participating in advanced procedures such as the bionic eye and childhood retinal surgeries. During this period he also worked as a Fred Hollows Foundation Fellow in the Pacific and Alice Springs.

Dr Sharma is strongly involved in student and specialist trainee teaching in Brisbane. His book, Mindmaps in Ophthalmology, by the publisher Taylor & Francis, is used by trainees, optometrists and GPs. He has published multiple research articles in international ophthalmology and medical journals, and continues to be involved in research and the public health aspect of ophthalmology.

Our Team at BrisEye Surgeons

BrisEye Surgeons is a sub-specialty ophthalmology practice at the Chermside Health Hub on Brisbane’s northside. It was founded by three surgeons with complementary areas of expertise, so patients can have most eye conditions assessed, treated and followed up under one roof. The practice has free onsite parking and easy public transport access.

Dr Lee Holland is a cataract, refractive and glaucoma surgeon. He trained as an optometrist before studying medicine, then completed cornea and glaucoma fellowships in Bristol and Manchester. He offers laser vision correction, lens-based refractive surgery and keratoconus treatment, including corneal cross-linking.

Dr Timothy Beckman, Oculoplastic and Cataract Surgeon

Dr Timothy Beckman specialises in oculoplastics and ocular oncology. He manages conditions of the eyelids, tear ducts and orbit, as well as tumours in and around the eye. He trained in Glasgow, New York and London, and is a member of the Queensland Ocular Oncology Service.

A/Prof Abhishek Sharma provides the practice’s medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery service. When a patient’s condition spans more than one sub-specialty, the three surgeons work on it together. Urgent appointments are available for referred emergencies.

Our Team at Queensland Eye Institute

Queensland Eye Institute is Brisbane’s leading and most reputable ophthalmology practice. Queensland Eye Institute has highly respected Australian-trained ophthalmologists who have all obtained further sub-specialty training in the top hospitals of Europe and North America.

In addition to medical and surgical retinal specialists, our specialist eye consultants at Queensland Eye Institute can provide comprehensive care for all other eye conditions.


Dr Lee Holland – Specialises in anterior segment and glaucoma, including cataract surgery, pterygiums, keratoconus and corneal transplants


Dr David Gunn – Specialises in anterior segment, including laser refractive surgery, keratoconus and cataract surgery.


Dr Geoffrey Ryan – Specialises in glaucoma, including laser therapy and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), and cataract surgery.


Dr Brendan Cronin – Specialises in anterior segment, including cataract surgery, pterygiums, keratoconus and corneal transplants.

A/Prof Anthony Kwan (Vitreoretinal Surgeon), Dr Anthony Pane (Neuro-ophthalmology + General), Dr Angela Richards (Oculoplastics + Medical Retina), Dr Jonathan Lai (Neuro-ophthalmology + General) and Dr Alex Manta (Oculoplastics) complete our team with all aspects of eye care covered.

See our full team of eye specialists at Queensland Eye Institute. We provide services in neuro-ophthalmology, uveitis (inflammatory conditions of the eye) and certain childhood conditions – please contact us to check.

Queensland Eye Institute has Queensland’s only adult retinal electro-diagnostic unit (Queensland Electro-Diagnostic & Imaging Centre).

Mindmaps in Ophthalmology, 1st E. CRC Press – A Sharma

‘Mindmaps in Ophthalmology’ provides an overview of clinical ophthalmology using the logical, stepwise format of mindmaps.

Each page summarises a topic in the field, with branches that organise the knowledge about the topic.

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This book is a rapid-revision and teaching tool, suitable for medical students, ophthalmology trainees, orthoptists, optometrists, general practitioners and other health professionals.
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