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FEATURE
Australia Day Honours 2016
AMA (NSW) would like to congratulate its members
who received honours on Australia Day…
OFFICER (AO) IN THE
GENERAL DIVISION
Professor Minas Theodore Coroneo
Vaucluse, NSW
For distinguished service to
ophthalmology, to the research and
development of innovative surgical
technologies and devices, and to
eye health in regional and Indigenous
communities.
Honourable Dr Brendan John Nelson
Bowral, NSW
For distinguished service to the
Parliament of Australia, to the community,
to the advancement of Australia’s
international relations, and to major
cultural institutions.
MEMBER (AM) IN THE
GENERAL DIVISION
Dr Jay Chandra, NSW
For significant service to medicine in the
field of ophthalmology as a clinician, and
to the international community through
eye care programs.
Dr Paul Raymond Mara,
Gundagai NSW
For significant service to medicine,
particularly through the recruitment and
retention of medical practitioners in rural
and remote areas.
Dr Lyon Phillip Robinson,
Bellevue Hill, NSW
For significant service to medicine,
particularly as a pioneer in the field of
ophthalmic surgery.
MEDAL (OAM) IN THE
GENERAL DIVISION
Dr William John Houston Paradice,
Scone, NSW
For service to the community, particularly
as a general practitioner. dr.
The Hon Jillian Skinner, NSW
Minister for Health, has appointed
Dr Robyn Napier as a member
of the NSW Board of the Medical
Board of Australia.
The appointment is made under
the Health Practitioner Regulation
National Law.
AMA (NSW) congratulates Robyn
on her appointment and wishes her
well in her deliberations during her
term of office.
Dr Jay Chandra celebrated
the 10th anniversary of his
organisation The Fiji Eye
Project in July 2015.
“We have now operated on close to
1000 cases from 2006 to 2015. Almost
85% of the cataracts were operated
on by the modern technique of
phacoemulsification with rapid recovery
of visual function,” Dr Chandra said.
In his years of volunteer work, Dr
Chandra said there have been many
special moments. He recalled operating
on one patient who only had light
perception vision in both eyes due to
bilateral hypermature cataracts. After
surgery, she saw her two grandchildren
for the first time.
“Her tears of joy moved us all,” he said.
8 I THE NSW DOCTOR I MARCH/APRIL 2016