Physician profile
Prof John Grigg
Head of the Discipline of Ophthalmology at The University of Sydney’s Save Sight Institute, consulting at Sydney Eye Hospital and The Children’s Hospital Westmead.
2009–12
RANZCO committee chair
1997–2008
Journal section editor
2013
WGA consensus co-chair
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Sub-specialty areas
Clinical role
Professor John Grigg is Head of the Discipline of Ophthalmology at The University of Sydney’s Save Sight Institute. He also consults at Sydney Eye Hospital and The Children’s Hospital Westmead.
He is passionate about helping children and adults with blinding eye conditions, combining patient care with research into new ways to save sight and teaching the next generation of eye doctors.
Specialist expertise
Professor Grigg’s sub-specialties include glaucoma, cataract, paediatric and genetic ophthalmology, and clinical electrophysiology.
He completed his training at Sydney Eye Hospital and undertook fellowships in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Research focus
His research interests include genetic eye disease, glaucoma management, and electrophysiology of the visual system.
Professor Grigg has authored numerous publications and textbook chapters on glaucoma and paediatric eye disease, and is a leader in the emerging field of laser cataract surgical techniques.
Leadership and professional contribution
In 2013, Professor Grigg co-chaired the World Glaucoma Association’s consensus statement on paediatric glaucoma.
He chaired the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists’ scientific programme committee from 2009–12 and was Paediatric Ophthalmology section editor of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology from 1997 to 2008.