Research & teaching
Dr Weaver combines clinical practice with research, clinical trials and training the next generation of eye surgeons.
Clinical trials
Investigator in international multicentre clinical trials in retinal disease, helping to evaluate new treatments before they become widely available.
Publications
Author of 14 publications in journals including Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
See the full listTeaching
Teaches ophthalmology registrars and surgical trainees as a staff specialist at Gold Coast University Hospital, and previously trained registrars and vitreoretinal fellows in the retinal unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Fellowship training
Two years as the W.H. Ross Vitreoretinal Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, supported by the Topham and Trevellyn-Smith scholarships.
Peer-reviewed publications
Research spanning retinal disease, ocular oncology and lymphoma, inherited retinal dystrophies, intravitreal injections and cataract surgery.
- 2026
Presenting clinical features of vitreoretinal lymphoma.
International Vitreoretinal B-Cell Lymphoma Registry Investigator Group (including Weaver TRE). Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2026;54(4):522–536.
DOI - 2025
An unusual and incidental diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukaemia through eye casualty.
Nguyen V, Rowland C, Weaver T. J Surg Case Rep. 2025;2025(4).
PubMed - 2025
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia endogenous endophthalmitis in an immunocompetent eye in Australia.
Gunaratnam C, Wilson-Pogmore AA, Weaver T. BMC Ophthalmol. 2025.
PubMed - 2024
Case report of central serous chorioretinopathy with intraretinal fluid and normal fundus fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography.
Hegde M, Weaver T, et al. J Surg Case Rep. 2024.
PubMed - 2024
Molecular genetic diagnostics for inherited retinal dystrophies in the clinical setting.
Kolawole OU, et al., Weaver T. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024.
PubMed - 2023
Incidence of ocular hypertension after anti-VEGF injections: examining the effect of drug filtration and silicone-free syringes.
Bae SS, Koenigstein D, Weaver T, et al., Kirker A. Can J Ophthalmol. 2023;58(1):66–72.
PubMed - 2021
Quantification of aerosol generation during cataract surgery.
Noureddin GS, et al., Weaver T. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2021.
PubMed - 2020
Comment on: Cost-effectiveness of limited vitrectomy for vision-degrading myodesopsia.
Weaver T, Ross WH. Am J Ophthalmol. 2020.
PubMed - 2019
Infective conjunctivitis progressing to posterior scleritis.
Baltinas J, Weaver T, McCluskey P, Zagora S. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019.
PubMed - 2019
Acute retinopathy and loss of vision following routine cataract surgery.
Leung V, Weaver T, Fraser-Bell S, Roberts TV. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2019.
PubMed - 2016
Unique case of orbital myositis and dacryoadenitis preceding the vesicular rash of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
Patheja RS, Weaver T, Morris S. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2016.
PubMed - 2015
The effect of intensive education on concordance with the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) recommendations in a tertiary referral practice.
Weaver TR, Beaumont P. Ophthalmologica. 2015.
PubMed - 2014
‘What vitamins should I take for my macula, doctor?’
Beaumont P, Weaver T. Medicine Today. 2014;15(5):48–52.
- 2014
Short term post-operative outcomes of the different types of cataract surgery performed in a charity setting in Myanmar.
Weaver T, Kang HK. Clin Exp Ophthalmol (abstract). 2014.
Research interests
Medical and surgical retinal disease, ocular oncology and vitreoretinal lymphoma, inherited retinal dystrophies, intravitreal injection safety and cataract surgery.
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