Cataract surgeons | Latrobe Valley eye surgeons

Dr Danielle (Daini) Ong

Dr Danielle Ong is an ophthalmologist with a special interest in cataract surgery and the management of macular degeneration. She offers medical consultation and surgery for a wide range of general ophthalmic conditions.

Cataract surgery is about improving your vision as well as making choices to suit your lifestyle. She will guide you through the choices of the latest interocular lens available. She operates in surgical centres with the latest equipment and caring staff. Dr Ong keeps up to date with the latest innovations in cataract surgery.

Dr Ong is also a retinal specialist who has performed thousands of anti-VEGF injections for macular degeneration and other retinal diseases. She has helped many patients to improve and maintain their vision.

Dr Ong graduated with honours from Monash University Medical School, Melbourne. She then worked at The Austin Hospital, Melbourne where she received "The Best Hospital Medical Officer Teacher Award".

After completing her ophthalmology training at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, she worked in the UK for two years and did further training in medical retina and uveitis conditions at the prestigious Moorfields Hospital, London.

She undertook further training in glaucoma and oculoplastics at The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Other fellowship training included cataract surgery at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne. She is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Ong describes herself as approachable and ethical. She always has her patients’ best interests in mind. She says, “It brings me joy to see my patients’ eyesight improve, so they can enjoy doing the things that are important to them.

Dr Ong is committed to provide a specialist eye service to the Latrobe region. She has a residence in Traralgon. She established ValleyCare Eye Doctors in 2020 after Dr Jillian Whitney retired. The established site has been serving the local community for three decades.

Dr Rahgu Kini

Dr Raghuvir Kini is a highly trained and experienced ophthalmologist. In addition to managing all general ophthalmic conditions and complex adult cataracts, Dr Kini has sub-specialist interests in paediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology. He is one of the few ophthalmologists in the world to be fellowship trained in all these sub-specialties.

Dr Kini completed his basic medical and ophthalmology training in India, before moving to the UK after being awarded the prestigious ICO fellowship in neuro-ophthalmology at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Upon his return to India, he had a high-volume cataract, paediatric and neuro-ophthalmology private practice in Bangalore, in addition to public appointments in these sub-specialties. After working as a consultant ophthalmologist for 3 years in India, Dr Kini moved to Melbourne to complete a fellowship in complex strabismus at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Dr Kini has had extensive and varied experience in general ophthalmology and his chosen sub-specialties spanning 13 years and 3 countries, and he brings this wealth of experience to his practice. He loves working with children and is particularly good at making children comfortable with ocular examination techniques using modern technology and gadgets, which makes an eye exam a pleasant experience.

Dr Kini has presented his work at various national and international meetings and has many peer-reviewed publications to his name. He has been involved with training young surgeons in laser, strabismus and cataract surgery for the past 7 years. He is involved in training the Advanced Cataract Fellow at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne in managing difficult cataract surgery in adults.

In addition to his private practice in Frankston and Dandenong, Dr Kini has public appointments at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Monash Health.

In his spare time, Dr Kini loves reading, listening to music and taking his family on long drives to beautiful places.

Who to refer to

Dr Danielle (Daini) Ong

Dr Weng Ng

Dr Rahgu Kini

Dr Michael Chen

Dr Himanshu Solanki