mivision congratulates Emeritus Professor Leo Carney, Professor Bill Huxley Morgan, and Professor Konrad Pesudovs who were awarded in the King’s Birthday 2026 Honours List.
Officer of the Order of Australia
Emeritus Professor Leo Gerard Carney BAppSc MSc PhD DSc from Yeronga in Queensland was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division for distinguished service to optometric and vision sciences through research and clinical practice, to academia, and to tertiary education.
Emeritus Prof Carney is from the School of Optometry at Queensland University of Technology, where he was head of school from 1992–2007. He is a highly accomplished researcher, teacher, mentor, and administrator.
Professor Bill (William) Huxley Morgan MBBS Phd from Western Australia was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the General Division for distinguished service to ophthalmology, to neuro-ophthalmic physiology, to space medicine and health, and to tertiary education.
Prof Morgan is a consultant ophthalmologist at Royal Perth Hospital, consultant ophthalmologist at Princess Margaret Hospital (now Perth Children’s Hospital), Professor at University of Western Australia, and also a consultant ophthalmologist at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.
He maintains an active research interest in glaucoma as well as in the epidemiology of blinding eye disease.
Developed by Dr Ianchulev, miDOC is designed to provide continuous intraoperative measurement of ocular flow and pressure – parameters that have historically been difficult to assess during surgery. The system enables surgeons to monitor changes in real time and adjust procedures accordingly for each patient.
“This is the equivalent of what optical biometry did for cataract surgery. miDOC brings precision to glaucoma surgery that simply has not existed before,” said Prof Ianchulev.
“We are certainly on the verge of something very exciting – bringing glaucoma surgery into the age of digital-guided precision, high fidelity, and biometric feedback. This will allow glaucoma surgeons to one day achieve similar outcomes as we see in cataract surgical interventions.”
Member of the Order of Australia
Professor Konrad Pesudovs from Glenelg in South Australia was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division for significant service to optometry and ophthalmology research, and to clinical education and training.
From 2009-2017 he was the Foundation Chair of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders University. In this role, he created a five-year optometry course. His research interest is ophthalmology outcomes research; incorporating optical, visual and patient-reported measurement into the holistic assessment of ophthalmic outcomes.
In 2021, he was identified as the most cited optometrist in the world.
He is currently with the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of NSW.
This article has been republished courtesy of mivision.
