Dr. Anu O'Reilly

Anu has worked as a specialist veterinary ophthalmologist in Melbourne since 2003.  She is currently the Secretary of the Ophthalmology Chapter of the Australian New Zealand College of Veterinary Surgeons and is a current examiner.  Her special interests include corneal and glaucoma surgery and systemic disease affecting the eye.  Anu is passionate about Equine Ophthalmology, and is a member of the International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium.  She has become widely experienced in Exotic Ophthalmology and is a consultant for the Royal Melbourne Zoo. 

Chloe has worked since 1996 in an Ophthalmology specialist practice and gained wide experience and knowledge in all aspects of Veterinary Ophthalmology.  Her special interests are corneal disease, reconstructive eyelid surgery, cataract surgery and glaucoma.  She is passionate about enabling her clients to understand their pet’s eye disease.  She loves working with breeders to help them achieve their goal of excellent eye health in their breeding stock. 

Hayley successfully passed her fellowship exams in Veterinary Ophthalmology in July 2019, which has been a passion of hers since she was in vet school. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, she moved to the UK where she completed a rotating internship and a research project in ophthalmology. Prior to starting her residency at Melbourne EyeVet, Hayley worked in general practice and completed a second rotating internship at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital in Sydney. She passed her membership exams in Small Animal Medicine for the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in 2016. Hayley has several publications in the field of veterinary ophthalmology and continues to be involved in the field through lecturing and reviewing journal articles. 

Allyson grew up in Gippsland, Victoria, and completed her veterinary degree at the University of Melbourne. After working as a tutor at Sydney University Veterinary School she completed an internship at Colorado State University followed by a Residency in Comparative Ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis. After earning her specialist qualification in 2011 Allyson returned to Australia where she worked in Sydney for 9 years before returning home to Victoria in 2021. She is particularly passionate about corneal and cataract surgery, cat eye disease, and effective and compassionate communication.

Liu grew up in Singapore and moved to Australia to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian. During her studies her interest in veterinary ophthalmology was sparked. After graduation from the University of Melbourne in 2016, she moved to Canberra to work at a busy small animal practice as well as the RSPCA ACT for 2 years.

She then completed a rotating internship at a specialist hospital in Sydney and worked as an emergency veterinarian.

Maria has a russian background but was born and grew up initially in America, before moving to Australia with her family as a child. She always loved animals and it was to no ones surprise she went to study to become a vet right after school.

In her final year studying veterinary medicine she fell in love with ophthalmology. After a couple of years working in general practice on the central coast near Sydney, she went into referral practice to pursue her dream of specialising in ophthalmology.

When not talking about or looking at eyes, Maria enjoys a good hike out in the bush or a quiet night in with her partner (also a vet!) with good food, movies or games.

Tom grew up in far north Queensland and graduated from James Cook University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2015. Initially he spent 5 years in mixed general practice in central Queensland; working with a wide range of large and production animal species in addition to a regular small animal caseload. A further 2 years in Brisbane general practice followed, and Tom found himself increasingly interested in all things eyes. Tom spent some time with the local ophthalmology specialists in his home state and in 2019 completed an ophthalmology professional development course. In 2023 he decided to make the interstate move to take up an internship with Melbourne Eye Vet. Outside of work Tom enjoys soccer, beach volleyball and collecting music. He is also looking forward to sampling some of Melbourne’s local craft breweries.

After realising it was too late to become an astronaut (and that she hated studying law) Lizzy studied veterinary medicine in Adelaide. Ophthalmology became her passion during the final years of veterinary study. Watching dogs wake from cataract surgery and seeing their owners again cemented Lizzy’s desire to work in the field. 

Lizzy works part time as a GP veterinarian in Melbourne’s Inner North and as an Intern at Melbourne Eye Vet. Her special interests include behaviour medicine, anaesthesia and analgesia, and of course ophthalmology. Lizzy is passionate about sharing what she learns in all areas of veterinary ophthalmology with anyone willing to listen.