Svetlana Cherepanoff is an ophthalmologist based at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
Her work is focused on eye conditions that can be complex and sometimes serious. This can include eye cancers, like melanoma of the eye and uveal melanoma. She also looks after people with other changes in the eye that need careful checks, follow-up, and clear treatment plans.
Some patients come in with problems affecting the back of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy. Others may have late-onset retinal degeneration or conditions like Coats disease. Over time, these issues can affect vision, comfort, and day-to-day activities, so she focuses on making sure patients understand what’s happening and what the next steps are.
She also treats eye surface and eyelid problems. Examples include blepharitis, telangiectasia, and cellulitis that can involve the eye area. At times, infections around the eye can become urgent, and she helps guide people through the right care pathway.
In some cases, care may involve procedures. Her service includes vitrectomy and tissue biopsy, which can be important when doctors need to confirm what’s going on inside the eye or in nearby tissues. She also manages situations linked with wider body health issues that can show up in the eye, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and, in some cases, acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD).
There are also less common eye-related conditions she sees, including plasmacytoma and lymphofollicular hyperplasia, along with melasma involving the face and around the eye area.
If you’re coming in for an eye problem, she aims to keep things straightforward. Patients can expect practical advice, careful eye exams, and help with the next steps—whether the issue is related to vision changes, an eye infection, or something that needs further testing.
