van Wijngaarden, Peter

A/Prof Peter van Wijngaarden

Ophthalmologist; Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia; Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne; Clinical Director, KeepSight
Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden is an ophthalmologist and researcher. He is Deputy Director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne. He is Clinical Director of KeepSight, a national eye check reminder system for Australians with diabetes. He also serves on the Medical and Research Committees of the Macular Disease Foundation of Australia and the Board of Australian Vision Research.

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