Division of Ophthalmology
Staff
Head of Division
Prof Linda Visser
MBChB (Pret), MMed(Ophth) Natal, FC Ophth (SA)
Associate Professor
Specialist interests: Medical and
surgical retina and uveitis
Consultants
Prof Derrick Smit
MB ChB (Stell), FC Ophth (SA), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), PhD (Stell)
Associate Professor
Specialist interests: Anterior Segment Ophthalmology and uveitis
Dr Helga Inez Abrahamse-Pillay

MBChB (UCT), FC Ophth (SA), MMed Ophth (WITS)
Specialist interests:: Paediatric OphthalmologySenior Lecturer
Dr Linett Du Toit
Specialist interests: Medical and surgical retina
Senior Lecturer
Prof David Meyer
MB ChB (Stell), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), FCFP(SA), Hons BSc Pharm (Potch), MMed (Ophth), FC Ophth (SA), PhD (Stell)
Sessional Consultant: Orbit and adnexal diseases
Dr David Steven
Sessional Consultant: Glaucoma
Dr Mark Johnston
MB BCh (WITS), FC Ophth (SA)
5/8 Consultant: Surgical retina
Dr Lorrimer Esselaar
BSC (UCT), MB ChB (UCT), MMed (Ophth) (Stell)
Part-time Clinical Trainer
Dr Junet Van der Merwe
MB ChB (Stell), FC Ophth (SA), MMed (Ophth) (UCT)
Part-time Clinical Trainer
Registrars (MMed students)
- Dr Raquel Bhika
- Dr Analia Manthey
- Dr Suret Engelbrecht
- Dr Loren Odendaal
- Dr Dian Van der Westhuizen
- Dr Lize Wilsdorf
- Dr Katarina Shiviro
- Dr Marilyn Keja
- Dr Megan Van Zyl
- Dr Thabiet Dawood
- Dr Mapula Mondane-Kgatla
- Dr Elsimè Visser Kift
Medical Officer
PHD Students
Completed
Michael D Wagoner - Completion and Graduation 2008.
Thesis: "Outcome of Primary adult optical Penetrating Keratoplasty in a public health service facility of a developing country."
Darren T Oystreck- Completed and Gradiation in 2019.
Thesis: "Congenital and genetic disruptions of human ocular motility and alignment"
J Fernando Arevalo - Completed and Gradiation in 2018.
Thesis: "Intravitreal Bevacizumab as Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Management of Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy"
Derrick P Smit - Completed and Gradiation in 2018.
Thesis:"An Investigation into the causes of intraocular inflammation in HIV-positive and HIV-negative patients in the Western Cape Province, South Africa"
Accredited and Honorary Lecturers
Dr JA Krüger; MB ChB(Stell), M Fam Med (OFS), BSc (Hons) (Pharm) (Stell), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), FC Ophth (SA), FRCS (Ophth) (Edin)
Dr C Stander; MB ChB (Pret), FC Ophth (SA), MMed (Ophth) (Stell)
Dr DM Cilliers; MB ChB (Stell), MMed (Ophth) (Stell)
DR AR Berry; MB ChB (Pret), MMed (Ophth) (Stell)
Dr RT Claassen; MB ChB (Stell), DA(SA), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), FC Ophth(SA)
Dr WS v Dijk; MB ChB (Stell), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), FC Ophth (SA)
Dr LC Boezaart; MB ChB (Pret), M Prax Med, MMed (Ophth) (Stell)
Dr Jannes Brandt; MB ChB (Stell), MMed (Ophth) (Stell), FC Ophth (SA)