Dr Joanne Dondey is a Melbourne-based ophthalmologist who combines subspecialist surgical expertise with a warm, considered approach to every consultation. She provides a wide range of ophthalmic services for both children and adults, and is one of the few ophthalmologists in Melbourne with dedicated subspecialty training in both paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus.
Following her medical degree at the University of Queensland and residency in public hospitals, Dr Dondey completed her specialist ophthalmology training and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists in 2000.
She then undertook two international fellowships in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, firstly at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, then at the Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital in Canada, where she was awarded the prestigious Donald J. Morin Memorial Paediatric Ophthalmology Fellow’s Scholarship. She subsequently completed further training in adult cataract surgery in York, United Kingdom, before returning to Australia.
Dr Dondey’s clinical scope encompasses strabismus surgery in adults and children, childhood cataract surgery, neonatal eye services, including screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm. She is an experienced cataract surgeon and maintains a strong interest in general adult and paediatric ophthalmology.
Committed to advancing her field, Dr Dondey is a published author in peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals and regularly contributes to local and international scientific meetings. She works closely with general practitioners, optometrists, and paediatricians to ensure timely, coordinated care for her patients.
Her professional appointments include:
To refer a patient to Dr Dondey, please contact Monash House Private Hospital or submit a referral via our online referral form.
