Dr Abi Tenen MBBS (Hons), FRANZCO, Adjunct Senior Lecturer (Monash University)

Dr Abi Tenen specializes in refractive and cataract surgery. She is expert in laser eye surgery and was the first Australian female surgeon to qualify in the use of Intralase femtosecond laser technology.

Her areas of specialty are LASIK, ASLA, implantable contact lens surgery, refractive lens exchange, keratoconus, collagen cross-linking, intracorneal rings (Keraring), pterygium surgery with conjunctival autografting and cataract surgery with premium intraocular lens implants.

  Dr Tenen is in private practice at the Vision Eye Institutes Blackburn South, Camberwell, Coburg, and St Kilda Rd.

Background

Dr Tenen graduated in Medicine and Surgery with Honours from The University of New South Wales in 1997. She held a number of residency positions in both NSW and Victoria including Senior Neurosurgical Resident at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. She underwent ophthalmic surgical training at Sydney Eye Hospital and The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital where she was later appointed as a Senior Staff Specialist. She completed a Fellowship in refractive surgery in 2004 during which time she was involved in the introduction of femtosecond laser technology to Australia.

 Professional credentials

Dr Tenen currently holds the academic title of Adjunct Senior Lecturer for the Faculty of Medicine, Monash University. She is also the Unit Coordinator for the postgraduate ophthalmic course in the Monash School of Primary Healthcare.

She runs a keratoconus clinic at Vision Eye Institute St Kilda Rd and has also set up a service alongside her refractive practice for Revitalvision: a new program aimed at improving vision via neural adaptation.

Dr Tenen has been involved in research exploring new models of intra-ocular lenses and her work has been presented at conferences both in Australia and internationally. She has written for medical journals and has lectured widely to registrars, medical students, optometrists, general practitioners and emergency medicine physicians with frequent invitations as a keynote speaker.

Memberships include the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) and she is on the AUSCRS Executive Committee; the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) of which she has been appointed the only international member of the Knowledge Base Panel for Refractive Management/Intervention commencing 2013.

She is a Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.

Dr Tenen has volunteered in areas of need, performing cataract surgery and offering general ophthalmic services in developing nations with the US based organization SEE International.

 Beyond work

Dr Tenen is married with two daughters. She has a passion for adventurous travel with her family and also loves art, design, music and yoga. She has been involved with various charitable organizations in the pursuit of supporting education and self-sufficiency.