About Me - Dr Adrian Hunt

Medical Retina Specialist & Ophthalmic Surgeon

Dr Adrian Hunt

MBBS, MBioMedE, FRANZCO, PhD

Dr Adrian Hunt is an experienced, sub-specialty trained and PhD-qualified Sutherland Shire Ophthalmologist with 20+ years of clinical expertise in the medical and surgical management of eye disease. He is an expert in medical retinal disorders, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions. He operates weekly on patients with cataract, pterygium and other surgically managed eye diseases.

Dr Adrian Hunt is an Australian fellowship-trained ophthalmologist, medical retina subspecialist and cataract surgeon with more than 20 years of clinical experience, based in Miranda.

He has completed advanced subspecialty training in medical retina and was recently awarded his PhD focused on improving results achieved with eye injections. He is also an accomplished surgeon, having performed several thousand cataract procedures incorporating advanced techniques for glasses-independent vision.

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Hunt is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney and contributes internationally recognised research dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with retinal disease.

Education & Training

Dr Hunt completed his medical degree (MBBS) at the University of Sydney before undertaking specialist ophthalmology training through the Sydney Eye Hospital training program. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) in 2006 while completing a prestigious Medical Retina Fellowship at Westmead Hospital under Professor Paul Mitchell.

In addition to his medical training, Dr Hunt holds a Master of Biomedical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, reflecting a long-standing interest in the science and technology underlying ophthalmology.

More recently, he completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the University of Sydney’s Save Sight Institute in 2025, focussed on improving real-world treatment outcomes using intravitreal therapy (eye injections) for retinal vein occlusion.

Clinical Practice

Dr Hunt primarily practices in his Miranda clinic although he continues to serve the public system as a Staff Specialist Ophthalmologist at Westmead Hospital, where he teaches the management of complex medical retina and ophthalmic surgery to training ophthalmologists.

He also consults fortnightly in the Sydney CBD and regional New South Wales, where he has provided an outreach medical retina service to Bathurst for many years, helping improve access to specialised eye care for regional communities.

His clinical expertise includes the management of conditions such as:

Age-related macular degeneration
Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema
Retinal vein occlusion
Macular oedema
Other retinal vascular disorders

Dr Hunt is highly experienced in modern retinal treatments including intravitreal injections and laser therapy, supported by advanced imaging techniques used to diagnose and monitor retinal disease.

Dr Hunt is internationally recognised for his expertise in retinal vein occlusion and macular degeneration, conditions he has treated for decades, and which formed the central focus of his PhD research.

Research & Academic Work

Dr Hunt is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney and conducts research through the Save Sight Institute.

He leads an active and ongoing research program focused on improving real-world outcomes for patients with retinal disease. His work analyses how the latest treatments perform in everyday clinical practice using data from the Fight Retinal Blindness! registry.

Dr Hunt continues to publish regularly in leading international ophthalmology journals and present new findings at major global conferences. This ensures his clinical practice reflects the most current evidence and advances in retinal care.

Professional Leadership

Dr Hunt contributes to national healthcare policy as a member of the Therapeutic Goods Administration Advisory Committee on Medicines, where he provides expert advice on the evaluation and safety of medicines used in Australia.

He is also actively involved in teaching medical students, ophthalmology registrars, and other healthcare professionals, with more than two decades of clinical teaching across several major Sydney teaching hospitals.

Through his clinical, academic and research roles, Dr Hunt is committed to advancing retinal care, improving patient outcomes and training the next generation of ophthalmologists.

Key Procedures Performed by Dr Hunt

Cataract surgery (routine and complex), including the correction of astigmatism using premium intraocular lenses, which can provide reading (near vision) in addition to distance vision without glasses.
Cataract + minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, combined operation involving the insertion of tiny drainage devices to reduce dependence on glaucoma drops.
Pterygium surgery to remove a noncancerous fleshy growth from the eye.
In Room Procedures: Intravitreal injections (eg: anti-VEGF), laser procedures including YAG and retinal laser photocoagulation therapy, and drainage of styes and chalazions.

Dr Hunt also performs a range of general ophthalmology surgical procedures, including eyelid surgery (skin cancers, entropion / ectropion, upper eyelid blepharoplasty).

Outside of Work

Dr Hunt is a Shire local, married with four young children, plus two dogs. When he is being “Adrian”, he really enjoys taking his kids to Shelly Beach ocean pool and walking on The Esplanade.