“I enjoy interacting with, and educating patients about their ocular health. I am passionate about glaucoma and cataract surgery and find it a privilege to help improve my patients’ vision.”
Dr Mehta is a consultant ophthalmologist at the LEI and Royal Perth Hospital. She specialises in glaucoma and cataract surgery.
After completing her medical degree at University of Western Australia with Honours, she undertook her ophthalmology training at the prestigious Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne.
On her return to WA in 2017, Dr Mehta worked as the Fred Hollows Foundation Fellow with Lions Outback Vision, providing ophthalmic services to rural and remote Western Australia. She subsequently undertook a Glaucoma Fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital.
Dr Mehta is passionate about teaching and is actively involved in training ophthalmology registrars, medical students and has conducted lectures and workshops for optometrists.
She has presented at national and international conferences and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr Mehta is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi.
Areas of clinical specialty
- Medical and surgical glaucoma
- Cataract surgery
- General ophthalmology
Research interests
- New glaucoma treatments- XEN stent
- Glaucoma surgery outcomes
Awards/Professional Achievements
- Young Investigators Day Prize, MRF (2011)
- Goatcher Clarke Award for Top Surgical Intern (2009)
- PF Sobotka Scholarship (2007)
- Prize Winner- Surgery and Clinical Anatomy (2004)
- Publications in several peer reviewed journals
- Speaker at international and national ophthalmology meetings including International Ocular Inflammation Society meeting and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology meetings
- Invited speaker at WA Optometry & Orthoptics Australia conferences
- Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (with Honours), University of Western Australia
Professional memberships
- Fellow – RANZCO
- Australian Society of Ophthalmologists
Current hospital/university affiliations
- Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Perth Hospital
