Dr Helmut Yu
Dr Helmut Yu
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Cataract Surgery
BE(Hons) PhD MD FRANZCO
Dr Helmut Yu is a consultant ophthalmologist with sub-specialty training in glaucoma, medical retina and cataract surgery. After completing a Bachelor of Engineering (photonics) from The University of New South Wales with first class honours and a PhD from the University of Sydney, he went on to study medicine at The Australian National University.
Following his ophthalmology training at The Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Dr Yu pursued sub-specialty fellowships at several prestigious institutions in the United Kingdom, focusing on glaucoma and cataract surgery at Cambridge University Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital, and medical retina at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was appointed as a glaucoma consultant at Cambridge University Hospital.
Dr. Yu has extensive surgical and procedural experience, including complex cataract surgeries, intravitreal injections, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), and minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) performed in conjunction with cataract surgery. His expertise also includes trabeculectomy, Preserflo MicroShunt implantation, and Paul tube surgeries.
As an accomplished researcher, Dr Yu’s publications spans both medicine and engineering, and has been involved in a number of clinical trials.
Dr Yu emphasises clear communication, empowers patients to make informed decisions, and ensures best clinical management is tailored to each patient’s individual needs.
Cataract Surgery
- Routine and complex cataract surgery
- Combined cataract and Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS)
- For suitable patients, options of premium intraocular lenses to reduce dependency on glasses after surgery
- Surgery under topical or local anaesthetics with sedation for a comfortable experience
Glaucoma Laser Procedures
- Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
- Peripheral iridotomy
Glaucoma Surgery
- Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) including iStent (+/- endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation), Miniject
- Preserflo Microshunt Surgery
- Trabeculectomy
- Paul and Baerveldt tube
- Glaucoma revision surgeries
Medical Retina Procedures
- Intravitreal injections for diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration
Pterygium Surgery
- Pterygium excision and conjunctival grafting
Fellowships
- Glaucoma & Cataract- Cambridge University Hospital (Addenbrookes), United Kingdom
- Medical Retina- Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom
- Glaucoma & Cataract- Queen Victoria Hospital, United Kingdom
Qualifications and Training
Post-graduate
- Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)- University of Sydney
- Optics Express paper selected for research highlight in both Nature Photonics and Laser Focus World
- Applied Optics paper selected to be on the front cover
- Exchange to:
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Australia
- The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)- Australian National University
- Bachelor of Engineering (Photonics) (Hons I)- University of New South Wales
Accredited Ophthalmology Training
- Accredited Registrar- Prince of Wales Hospital, Sutherland Hospital and Broken Hill Hospital
- Professorial Senior Registrar- Prince of Wales Hospital
Pre-accredited Ophthalmology Training
- Intern and Resident Medical Officer- The Canberra Hospital
Overseas Ophthalmic Trips
- Ophthalmology volunteering at Wachet Jivitadana Sangha Hospital, Myanmar, November (2014)
Appointments:
- 2025-2028 Adjunct Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- 2022-2025 Adjunct Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- 2021 Conjoint Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- 2018-2019 Conjoint Associate Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Clinical Trials
- NicotinAMide in Glaucoma (NAMinG): A randomised, placebo-controlled, multi-centre,
Phase III trial. Sponsor: University College London (UCL) (2024-2025)
A prospective, multicentre masked clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of
the miniject CS627 implant in subjects with open angle glaucoma (2024-2025)
Publication
- Thirunavukarasu AJ, Jain N, Yu HCY, et al Semi-automated screening reveals patients with glaucoma-induced blindness missing out on social support: a cross-sectional study of certificate of visual impairment allocation British Journal of Ophthalmology Published Online First: 07 May 2025. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2024-326745
- Jain N, Thirunavukarasu A, Sanghera R, Lattuada F, Mahmood s, Economou A, Yu H, Bourne R; A fully accurate web-based application for automatic classification of glaucomatous visual field defects using Hodapp-Parrish-Anderson criteria. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2024;65(7):4802.
- Thirunavukarasu A, Jain N, Sanghera R, Lattuada F, Mahmood S, Economou A, Yu H C & Bourne R. A validated web-application (GFDC) for automatic classification of glaucomatous visual field defects using Hodapp-Parrish-Anderson criteria. npj Digit. Med. 2024; 7: 131.
- Yu H C, Iannuzzi A, Coroneo MT. Corticosteroids and the eye. Medicine Today 2022; 23(9): 67-71
- Yu H C, Francis IC, Wilcsek G. Thyroid eye disease: preserving vision and function. Endocrinology Today. July 2017; 6 (3): 13-17.
- Mendis K, Yu H, Shadbolt B, The vitreo macular interface and the response to Anti VEGF therapy Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2015; 56 (7)
- Yu H C, Ramanayake N, Baskaran V, Hsu H, Truong J, Balean GD. A review of early intervention in youth psychosis. Australian Medical Student Journal 2014; 5 (1): 14-18.
- Yu H C, Leon-Saval SG, Argyros A, Barton G. Temperature effects on emission of quantum dots embedded in PMMA. Applied Optics. 2010 May; 49(15): 2749-2752.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Leon-Saval SG, Fuerbach A, Efimov A, and Barton GW. Emission properties of quantum dots in polymer optical fibres. Optics Express. 2009 Nov; 17(24): 21344-21349.
- Yu H C, van Eijkelenborg MA, Leon-Saval SG, Argyros A, and Barton GW. Enhanced magneto-optical effect in cobalt nanoparticle-doped optical fiber. Applied Optics. 2008 Dec; 47: 6497-6501.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Barton G, van Eijkelenborg MA, Barbe C, Finnie K, Kong L, Ladouceur F, McNiven S. Quantum dot and silica nanoparticle doped polymer optical fibers. Optics Express. 2007 Aug; 15: 9989-9994.
- Yu H C, Barbe C, Finnie K, Ladouceur F, Ng D and van Eijkelenborg MA. Fluorescence from nano-particle doped optical fibres. Electronics Letters. 2006 May; 42: 620-621.
Conference Presentations
- Yu H C, MT Coroneo, Novel technique for scleral fixated IOL, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2021 Dec; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, MT Coroneo, Modified Yamane for scleral fixation, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2019 Dec; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, Tsang H, Tan, T, Idiopathic CNV, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2018 Dec; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, Wilcsek G, Orbital Cellulitis, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2017 Dec 2; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, Dance S, Wilcsek G, Congenital anomaly of the lacrimal sac, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2016 Dec 10; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, Tailoring the Functionality of Microstructure Optical Fibre, COSSOM Scientific Meeting; 2015 Dec 5; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney Australia.
- Yu H C, Mendis K, Recalcitrant centre involved diabetic macular oedema unresponsive to bevacizumab and responsive to aflibercept. Melbourne Ophthalmic Alumni Meeting; 2015 June 13
- Mendis K, Yu H C, Shadbolt B. The vitreo macular interface and the response to Anti VEGF therapy. ARVO Annual Meeting, Powerful Connections: Vision Research and Online Networking; 2015 May 3-7; Denver, Colorado. Selected as a ‘Hot Topic’
- Fauzi Z, Hussain MA, Yu H C, Farhadieh RD, McCarten G. Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis – a ten-year review of practice in The Canberra Hospital. General Surgery Section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists (ANZCA) Annual Scientific Meeting; 2014 May 5-9; Singapore.
- Hussain MA, Yu H C, Farhadieh RD, McCarten G. Management of necrotising fasciitis: a ten year review at the Canberra Hospital. Winter Scientific Meeting Hosted by British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and IAPS; 2013 November 27-29; Dublin, Ireland.
- Pham NV, Yu H, Teoh N, Chitturi S, Shadbolt B, Farrell G. Stability of hepatitis B viral load in untreated adults with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. Australian Gastroenterology Week; 2011 September 12-15; Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; 2011 September 12-15; 26 (Suppl. 4): 93–108
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Leon-Saval SG, Barton G. Characterisation of quantum dot photoluminescence in polymer optical fibres. The 18th International Plastic Optical fiber Conference; 2009 September 9-11; Sydney, Australia.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Barton G, Leon-Saval SG, van Eijkelenborg MA. Enhancing the Verdet constant in polymer optical fibre by doping with magnetic nanoparticles. The 17th International Plastic Optical fiber Conference & POF world; 2008 August 25-28; Santa Clara, USA.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Barton G, Leon-Saval SG, van Eijkelenborg MA. Magneto-optical effect in cobalt nanoparticle doped polymer optical material OECC/ACOFT 2008 Conference; 2008 July 7-10; Sydney, Australia.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Barton G, van Eijkelenborg MA, Barbe C, Finnie K, Kong L, Ladouceur F, McNiven S. Nanoparticle-doped microstructured polymer optical fibre. 33rd European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication; 2007 September 16 – 20; Berlin, Germany.
- Yu H C, Argyros A, Barton G, van Eijkelenborg MA, Barbe C, Finnie K, Kong L, Ladouceur F, McNiven S. Universal dopant delivery method for polymer optical fibre. 16th International Polymer Optical Fibre Conference; 2007 September 10 – 12; Turin, Italy.
- van Eijkelenborg MA, Barbe C, Barton G, Finnie K, Hambley P, Hiscocks M, Issa NA, Ladouceur F, Lwin R, Ng D, von Korff Schmising C, and Yu H C. Update on experimental results using microstructured polymer optical fibres. International Workshop on Micro-Structured Polymer Optical Fibers // International Workshop on Polymer Optical Fibers WorkPof; 2006; Brazil.
- Poladian L, Barton G, Large M, Lwin R, Pok W, Tanner R, van Eijkelenborg M, Xue S, Yu H. Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibres: Impact of Imperfections in Design and Manufacture. OECC/COIN; 2004 July 12-16; Yokohama, Japan.
- Large M, Barton G, Lwin R, Poladian L, Tanner R, Xue S, Yu H. Hole Deformation in Microstructured Optical Fibres. 30th European Conference on Optical Communication; 2004 September 5-9; Stockholm, Sweden.
Medical Conference:
- 2025 The 17th Moorfields International Glaucoma Symposium, Royal College of Physicians,
London, UK, 25-26th January
- 2024 Floretina, Florence, Italy, 5-8th December
- 2024 UKEGS (UK and Éire Glaucoma Society) Conference, Southampton, UK, 9-10th October
- 2024 Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium, Old Divinity School, St John's College, Cambridge, UK, 5-6th September
- 2024 24th Euretina Congress, Barcelona, Spain 19-22 September
- 2024 108th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress, Oxford, Uk, 7-9th July
- 2023 Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium, Old Divinity School, St John's College, Cambridge, UK, 7-8th September
- 2023 10th World glaucoma Congress, Rome, Italy, 28 June- 1st July
- 2023 European Glaucoma Society Members' Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, 14-15th July
- 2022 Cambridge Ophthalmological Symposium, Old Divinity School, St John's College, Cambridge, UK, 7-9th September
- 2017-2022 Annual Sydney Eye Hospital Registrar’s Conference Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- 2021 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 11 December
- 2019 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 12 December
- 2018 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 8 December
- 2017 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 2 December
- 2016 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 10 December
- 2016 RANZCO 48th Annual Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 19-23 Nov
- 2015 Cossom Scientific Meeting (Ophthalmology), Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia, 5 December
- 2015 Melbourne Ophthalmic Alumni Meeting, Melbourne, 13 June
- 2014 SMACC Gold (Acute Care) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 19-21 March
- 2014 AMA National Conference, Global Practice: an Australian Perspective (+Leadership development event), National Convention Centre, Canberra, 23-25 May 2014 Melbourne Ophthalmic Alumni Meeting, Melbourne, 16 August
- 2014 30th Annual Clinical Scientific Meeting, Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia, 11-12 September
Health Advocate
- 2024 Examiner for Higher Certificate in Medical Retina VIVA for Optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital
