Wilson Heriot

Retinology Institute

Wilson Heriot, MBBS FRANZCO, is a retinal specialist based in Melbourne, Australia. After completing his general ophthalmic training in Melbourne, he investigated phototoxic retinal injury and choroidal neovascularization during a 2-year Medical retinal research fellowship with Paul Henkind in New York. This was followed by a vitreoretinal surgical fellowship with Robert Machemer at Duke University also investigating RPE repair. His current research projects include a translation to clinical care program for a new method of retinal detachment repair called Retinal Thermofusion funded by a USA Department of Defense Award. Another project with colleagues at the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences and University of Melbourne measuring retinal capillary autoregulation changes in diabetic patients, which received a Bayer GOAP award in 2020. Wilson is a principle investigator for a number of clinical trials in areas of Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-related macular denegation, and holds an Associate Professorship at University of Melbourne in both the Departments of Ophthalmology, and of Optometry and Vision Science. He is the director of Retinology Institute, a private practice in Glen Iris, Australia.