Dr Alan Mcnab

Associate Professor Alan Mcnab is a highly regarded Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon based in Melbourne, Australia. He is dedicated to providing patients with compassionate, high-quality care for a wide range of complex eye conditions. With a reassuring and professional approach, Dr Mcnab focuses on achieving the best possible outcomes for his patients, whether they require medical management or intricate surgical intervention. His clinical practice is centred on diagnosing and treating disorders affecting the eyes, eyelids, tear ducts, and the surrounding eye socket.

Dr Mcnab graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Melbourne in 1979. He completed his specialist training as an Ophthalmologist at a leading eye and ear hospital in Melbourne, before undertaking advanced post-graduate fellowships in orbital, lacrimal, and ocular plastic surgery at a prestigious eye hospital in London from 1987 to 1989. He also holds a Doctor of Medical Science degree. Dr Mcnab is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists and a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. His professional memberships include the Australian and New Zealand Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons, the European Ophthalmology Association, the Pan American Ophthalmology Association, and the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

In his clinical practice, Dr Mcnab specialises in oculoplastic surgery, with a particular focus on diseases of the eye socket, eyelids, and tear ducts. His areas of expertise encompass the treatment of thyroid eye disease, orbital tumours, eyelid skin cancers, and trauma. He routinely performs delicate reconstructive procedures, including ptosis repair, entropion and ectropion correction, and tear duct obstruction surgery. Alongside his clinical work, Dr Mcnab is a dedicated Associate Professor who trains future specialists and has contributed significantly to medical research, authoring a textbook on orbital and lacrimal surgery and publishing numerous papers in international journals.