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Dr Mark Jacobs
MD MBBCh FRANZCO
Locations
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Drummoyne
1 Bayswater St
Drummoyne 2047 nsw02 9819 6100
Fax: 02 9819 6497
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Expertise
Dr Mark Jacobs is an experienced general ophthalmologist who treats a range of eye conditions. He has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.
Career highlights
Career firsts
- One of the first surgeons in Australia to perform laser cataract surgery, using the first femtosecond laser in the country (2011)
Teaching
- Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, New South Wales (2005–2019)
- Mentor for trainee ophthalmic registrar (2011–2013)
- Supervisor of ophthalmology registrar training, Lidcombe Hospital, New South Wales (1996–2002)
- Lecturer for RACO/RACS course, University of Sydney, New South Wales (1996–2000)
- Co-supervised PhD and master’s thesis students
Committee/board memberships
- Qualification and Education Committee member, Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists (2000–2002)
- Strabismus Conference organising committee member, Garvan Institute, New South Wales (1997)
Other professional achievements
- Invited grant application reviewer for the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (2000)
- Reviewer for the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology (1992 and 1993)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Education & training
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Ophthalmology training, Sydney Eye Hospital, New South Wales
- Fellowship in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, Hospital for Sick Children and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
- Doctor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, New South Wales
Research & publications
Dr Jacobs completed a Doctorate in Medicine in 1996 (UNSW), with his thesis: The Development of Horizontal Eye Movements in Infancy. In addition, he was part of a research team that was awarded a Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation Grant to study the retina following brain injury. This resulted in a number of publications in peer reviewed journals and one of the team members attaining a PhD.
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Complex survival in extreme prematurity parents, their options and the need for a unified team approach
Sherriff R, Preisz A, [...] Jacobs M, et al.
J Paediatr Child Health. Dec 2020;56(12):1959-1962.
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The Eye Findings associated with Abusive Head Trauma.
Jacobs M, Bhardwaj G.
Pathology 2017 Abstract Supplement
49(S1):PS26.
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Photographic assessment of retinal hemorrhages in infant head injury: the Childhood Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Study.
Bhardwaj G, Jacobs MB, Martin FJ, Moran KT, Prelog K, Donaldson C, Vollmer-Conna U, Coroneo MT.
J AAPOS, Feb 2017
21(1):28-33.e2
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Re: Epidemiology of traumatic head injury from a major paediatric trauma centre in New South Wales, Australia.
Bhardwaj G, Elder J, Martin F, Jacobs M, Coroneo MT.
ANZ J Surg, Dec 2014
84(12):995
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Grading system for retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma: clinical description and reliability study
Bhardwaj G, Jacobs MB, Martin FJ, Donaldson C, Moran KT, Vollmer-Conna U, Mitchell P, Coroneo MT
J AAPOS.,Dec 2014
Dec;18(6):523-8 -
Letters to the editor. Femtosecond laser cataract surgery:response.
Roberts T, Lawless M, Chan C, Jacobs M, Ng D, Bali S, Hodge C, Sutton G.
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2014
42:290-291
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Femtosecond laser cataract surgery: technology and clinical practice.
Roberts T, Lawless M, Chan C, Jacobs M, Ng D, Bali S, Hodge C, Sutton G.
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, Jul 2012.
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A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of ocular signs in pediatric abusive head trauma.
Bhardwaj G, Chowdhury V, Jacobs MB, Moran KT, Martin FJ, Coroneo MT.
Ophthamology,May 2010
117(5):983-992 -
Terson syndrome with ipsilateral severe hemorrhagic retinopathy in a 7-month-old child
Bhardwaj G, Jacobs MB, Moran K, Tan K.
J AAPOS,Oct 2010
Oct;14(5):441-3 -
Bilateral retinoschisis in a 2 year old following a three-story fall.
Reddie IC, Bhardwaj G, Dauber SL, Jacobs MB, Moran KT
Eye,Aug 2010
Aug;24(8):1426-7 -
Cataract surgery in an Australian teaching hospital: anterior vitrectomy and trainee participation rates.
Jacobs M.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol,Oct 2004
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Smooth pursuit development in infants.
Jacobs M, Harris CM, Shawkat F, Taylor D.
Aust NZ J Ophthalmol,Aug 1997
25(3):199-206. -
Orbital tuberculoma masquerading as an orbital malignancy
Chin PK, Jacobs MB, Hing SJ
Aust NZ J Ophthalmol, Jan 1997
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The management of Ocular Trauma.
Jacobs M.
Medical Observer, 1996
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The Development of Horizontal Eye Movements in Infancy
Jacobs M, Harris C, Taylor D.
Medical Doctorate (MD) University of New South Wales, October 1996.
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Eye Findings in Abusive Head Trauma.
Forensic Medical Evaluation of Injury in Suspected Child Physical Abuse. Jacobs M. Sydney Children’s Hospital. Sydney, March 2017. -
Ophthalmological findings in Abusive Head Trauma.
Jacobs M, Bhardwaj. Pathology Update 2017. RCPA. Sydney, February 2017. -
Panel after case presentations.
Jacobs M. Pathology Update 2017. RCPA. Sydney, February 2017. -
Ophthalmological findings in Abusive Head Trauma.
Jacobs M, Bhardwaj. Pathology Update 2017. RCPA. Sydney, February 2017. -
A chairside guide to the management of chronic open angle glaucoma.
Jacobs M. Vision eye institute optometry conference. Sydney, December 2016. -
Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity Royal Hospital for Children, Sydney (2007 – 2013).
Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity Royal Hospital for Children, Sydney (2007 – 2013). Tan, T, Lubrin L, Kennedy I, Tan K, Jacobs M, Tsang H. Royal Australian and New Zealand Conference of Ophthalmology Annual Conference. Brisbane, November 2014. -
Paediatric cases- specialised clinical assessment techniques.
Jacobs M. 17th Annual Vision Eye Institute conference. Sydney, December 2012. -
Electrophysiology in paediatric ophthalmology.
Jacobs M. Grand Rounds, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, December 2012. -
What is this patient’s disease? Panel discussion.
Jacobs M. , 15 Annual Vision Eye Institute Conference. Sydney, December 2010. -
Is this child okay with optic nerve glioma?
Tsang H, Jacobs M. Cossom Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital. Sydney, December 2010. -
A case-control study of intraocular haemorrhages in infants.
The Childhood Haemorrhagic Retinopathy Study. Bhardwaj G, Jacobs M, Moran K, Donaldson C, Martin F, Coroneo M. Cossom Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital. Sydney, December 2010. -
Paediatric Ophthalmology. Practical Examination Skills- workshop.
Jacobs M, Tsang H, Kalapisi F, Lubrin L. The Child and Adolescent Health Update 2010, Clancy Auditorium, University of New South Wales. Sydney, September 2010. -
Advances in understanding of retinal haemorrhages in infancy: A clinical study and systemic review.
Bhardwaj G, Jacobs M, Martin F, Donaldson C, Moran, K, Chowdhury V, Vollmer-Conna U, Coroneo M. Cossom Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital. Sydney, December 2009. -
Bilateral Retinoschisis in a two year old caused by a fall from a three storey height.
Moran, K, Reddie I, Bhardwaj G, Dauber S, Jacobs M. 3rd Europaediatrics Congress. Istanbul, Turkey, June 2008. -
Paediatric Ophthalmology for General Practioners.
Jacobs M. Sydney Paediatrics Update and Education Day. University of New South Wales. Sydney, September 2009.
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