Dr Michael Lawless

Dr Michael Lawless specialises in vision correction with laser and lens refractive surgery, cataract and corneal transplants. Dr Lawless graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney in 1980. He trained in Sydney and then undertook a Corneal and External Diseases Fellowship with Professor Doug Coster in Adelaide, and a second Fellowship in Corneal and Refractive Surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital in New York.

Dr Lawless is the Medical Director of Vision Group, and is a Consultant in Ophthalmology to the Australian Defence Force and to the New South Wales Rugby Union.

Dr Lawless is known around the world for his contribution to ophthalmic surgery, has published over sixty publications in the peer reviewed literature and written thirty text-book chapters. He is Associate Editor of Ocular Surgery News and serves on the editorial board of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. He is a recipient of the Honour Award for Educational Achievement from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr Lawless has been invited to perform live surgery on many occasions, including at the American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Florida in 2002, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting in California in 2003, and the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Malaysia in 2005.

Dr Lawless has been active in public communication, and has been interviewed numerous times by all the prime time commercial news networks and the ABC, has appeared on the Midday Show, The Today Show, the Sunrise programme and on radio programmes including ABC Radio’s The Health Report. Dr Lawless’ opinion has also been sought by the press, and he has been quoted extensively by the Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Choice Magazine and the Australian Financial Review.

Dr Lawless is married with three teenage children and is a Shodan (black belt) in Goju Ryu karate.

Dr Lawless provides his specialist services at Vision Eye Institute Chatswood.