Roderick F. O’day is an Ophthalmologist based in Melbourne, VIC. He works with people who need help with many different eye problems, from everyday vision changes to more serious conditions that need careful follow-up.
In practice, he looks after adults and children who come in with sight concerns. Some patients are dealing with long-term eye disease, like age-related macular degeneration and late-onset retinal degeneration. Others may have issues linked to diabetes, such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema. At times, he also treats blocked blood vessels in the eye, including retinal artery occlusion and retinal vein occlusion.
Eye cancer is another important part of his work. This includes melanoma of the eye, uveal melanoma, and retinoblastoma. There are also patients with tumours around the eye area, like a lacrimal gland tumour. Roderick aims to make these appointments clear and calm, because these situations can feel scary and overwhelming for families.
He also sees people with inflammatory eye conditions. For example, uveitis can cause pain, redness, and light sensitivity, and it often needs prompt attention. In many cases, treatment helps settle the inflammation and protect vision over time.
For front-of-eye and surface problems, he can help with issues like pterygium, which is a growth that can affect the surface of the eye. Some patients also come in for other surface or skin-related conditions around the eye, such as melasma and scleroma.
Over time, his clinic care focuses on spotting problems early, checking how they are tracking, and planning the next steps based on what the eye needs. That might involve ongoing monitoring, treatment for active disease, or referral for further care when that’s the best option.
Roderick is also involved in seeing less common eye conditions, including tieche-jadassohn naevus. Whether the issue is gradual or sudden, the goal is the same: to keep things steady, explain what’s going on in plain terms, and support patients through the process.
