Valerie R. Juniat is an Ophthalmologist based on North Terrace in Adelaide, SA. Her clinic looks after people with a wide range of eye and eye-area problems, from everyday issues like pink eye to more complex conditions that affect the eyelids, tear system, and the space around the eye.
In many cases, she helps when symptoms are worrying or not settling as expected. That can include eyelid problems such as drooping (ptosis) or eyelid turning in (entropion). It also includes tear duct concerns, like a blocked tear duct, and problems linked to the lacrimal gland, such as dacryoadenitis or lacrimal gland tumours.
She also treats inflammation of the eye and surrounding tissues. This can show up as red, sore eyes (like conjunctivitis, episcleritis, or scleritis) and swelling around the eye, including periorbital cellulitis or orbital cellulitis. At times, the eye can be affected by conditions that link to other body systems, including Graves disease and thyroid eye disease.
When the issue is deeper in the eye socket or connected tissues, she works through those concerns too. This may involve orbital problems such as orbital pseudotumor, and at times conditions like vasculitis. She can also assess optic nerve problems, including optic nerve atrophy and papilledema.
Valerie’s practice covers serious conditions as well, including certain eye-area cancers and other growths. That can include basal cell skin cancer around the eye area, and eye socket or nearby tumour conditions. She also manages complex inflammatory and immune-related conditions that can affect the eye region, such as IgG4-related disease and sarcoidosis.
For education, she is trained as an ophthalmologist, with the skills to assess and manage both the front of the eye and the structures around it. Over time, her day-to-day clinical work has built a strong background in eyelid, tear system, orbital, and optic nerve problems, so patients can get one clear plan and next steps based on what’s going on.
