Dr Tom Moloney is an ophthalmologist specialising in retinal and macular diseases, cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery.
Dr Moloney studied Medicine at the University of Queensland then completed specialist ophthalmology training in Queensland. He then undertook the Medical Retina and Uveitis Fellowship at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and subsequently returned to Brisbane to complete the Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. He was awarded the RANZCO Topham Scholarship to support his fellowship training in the United Kingdom.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, a member of both the American Society of Retinal Specialists and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Retinal Specialists and a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.
Dr Moloney holds academic appointments at the University of Queensland and is involved with the teaching and training of medical students, optometrists and ophthalmology registrars.
Specialty Interests
Dr Moloney’s specialty interests include:
Journal Article: Susac syndrome: a case report with initial presentation of incomplete bitemporal hemianopia
Gunaratnam, Cadric, King, Thomas, Moloney, Thomas P., Boggild, Mike and Goodwin, Todd (2023). Susac syndrome: a case report with initial presentation of incomplete bitemporal hemianopia. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023 (10) ARTN rjad541, rjad541. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad541
Journal Article: Outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for central and branch retinal artery occlusion at a major Australian referral hospital
Williamson, Jeremy, Sharma, Anil, Murray-Douglass, Alexander, Peters, Matthew, Lee, Lawrence, Webb, Robert, Thistlethwaite, Kenneth and Moloney, Thomas P. (2023). Outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for central and branch retinal artery occlusion at a major Australian referral hospital. Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 53 (3) PMID 37718296, 224-229. doi: 10.28920/dhm53.3.224-229
Journal Article: Recurrent post-operative endophthalmitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis despite vitrectomy – a case and review of the literature
Tran, Luke, Hayes, Rylan, Franzco, Andrew Apel and Moloney, Thomas P. (2023). Recurrent post-operative endophthalmitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis despite vitrectomy – a case and review of the literature. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 13 (1) 7, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12348-023-00325-6
Susac syndrome: a case report with initial presentation of incomplete bitemporal hemianopia
Gunaratnam, Cadric, King, Thomas, Moloney, Thomas P., Boggild, Mike and Goodwin, Todd (2023). Susac syndrome: a case report with initial presentation of incomplete bitemporal hemianopia. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023 (10) ARTN rjad541, rjad541. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad541
Williamson, Jeremy, Sharma, Anil, Murray-Douglass, Alexander, Peters, Matthew, Lee, Lawrence, Webb, Robert, Thistlethwaite, Kenneth and Moloney, Thomas P. (2023). Outcomes of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for central and branch retinal artery occlusion at a major Australian referral hospital. Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 53 (3) PMID 37718296, 224-229. doi: 10.28920/dhm53.3.224-229
Tran, Luke, Hayes, Rylan, Franzco, Andrew Apel and Moloney, Thomas P. (2023). Recurrent post-operative endophthalmitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis despite vitrectomy – a case and review of the literature. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 13 (1) 7, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12348-023-00325-6
Trampoline use and retinal detachment in stickler syndrome
Moloney, Thomas P. and Gole, Glen A. (2022). Trampoline use and retinal detachment in stickler syndrome. Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 13 (2), 382-384. doi: 10.1159/000524822
Peters, Matthew C., Murray-Douglass, Alexander, Park, Joseph, Cheng, Sean S. H., Sharma, Anil K., Sharma, Abhishek, Vandeleur, Kevin W., Lee, Lawrence R. and Moloney, Thomas P. (2022). 360-Degree laser retinopexy in primary vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: factors associated with its use and impact on surgical outcomes. International Journal of Retina and Vitreous, 8 (1) 28, 28. doi: 10.1186/s40942-022-00377-1
Retinal vein occlusion following COVID ‐19 vaccination
Peters, Matthew C., Cheng, Sean S. H., Sharma, Abhishek and Moloney, Thomas P. (2022). Retinal vein occlusion following COVID ‐19 vaccination. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 50 (4), 459-461. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14056
Duignan, Emma, O'Day, Roderick, Moloney, Thomas, Rahman, Waheeda and Damato, Bertil (2020). A case series of "Solitary Idiopathic Choroiditis" and proposal of a nomenclature change to "Idiopathic Scleroma". Ocular Oncology and Pathology, 7 (1), 48-53. doi: 10.1159/000509942
Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale: a case report and brief review
Deen, Jacqueline, Moloney, Thomas P. and Muir, Jim (2017). Extrafacial Granuloma Faciale: a case report and brief review. Case Reports in Dermatology, 9 (2), 79-85. doi: 10.1159/000477960
Deen, Jacqueline, Moloney, Thomas and Burdon-Jones, David (2017). Severe, malignant acanthosis nigricans associated with adenocarcinoma of the endometrium in a young obese female. Case Reports in Dermatology, 9 (1), 30-37. doi: 10.1159/000456652
Tran, Tuan, Moloney, Thomas, Adams, Madeleine K. and Shah, Shaheen P. (2016). Autoinflammatory retinopathy in chronic infantile neurological cutaneous and articular (CINCA) syndrome. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 20 (4), 365-368. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.03.015
Rare case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the conjunctiva
Moloney, Thomas P., Ghaznawi, Mohammad, Cheng, Sean and Apel, Andrew (2015). Rare case of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the conjunctiva. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 43 (2), 191-192. doi: 10.1111/ceo.12385
Moloney, Thomas P. and Park, Joseph (2014). Microbiological isolates and antibiotic sensitivities in culture-proven endophthalmitis: a 15-year review. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 98 (11), 1492-1497. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-305030
Ultrawide-field fundus photography of the first reported case of gyrate atrophy from Australia
Moloney, Thomas P., O'Hagan, Stephen and Lee, Lawrence (2014). Ultrawide-field fundus photography of the first reported case of gyrate atrophy from Australia. Clinical Ophthalmology, 8, 1561-1563. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S64248
Moloney, Thomas and Park, Joseph (2014). Pseudallescheria endophthalmitis: four cases over 15 years in Queensland, Australia, and a review of the literature. Retina, 34 (8), 1683-1701. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000126
Exudative vasculopathy in a child with Leber congenital amaurosis
Moloney, Thomas P., Patel, Chirag and Gole, Glen A. (2014). Exudative vasculopathy in a child with Leber congenital amaurosis. Journal of AAPOS, 18 (3), 297-299. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.01.006
Toxic optic neuropathy in the setting of docetaxel chemotherapy: a case report
Moloney, Thomas P., Xu, Wen, Rallah-Baker, Kristopher, Oliveira, Niara, Woodward, Natasha and Farrah, Jonathon J. (2014). Toxic optic neuropathy in the setting of docetaxel chemotherapy: a case report. BMC Opthalmology, 14 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-18
A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia
Moloney, Thomas P., Trinh, Tanya and Farrah, Jonathon J. (2014). A case of conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in Australia. Clinical Ophthalmology, 8, 11-14. doi: 10.2147/opth.s54973
Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis: five cases over 15 years
Moloney, Thomas and Park, Joseph (2013). Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis: five cases over 15 years. Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 3 (66) 66, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-66
Optical coherence tomography angiography for evaluation of foveal neovascularization, a case series
Pooprasert, Pakinee, Wright, Philip, Khalid, Hagar, Moloney, Thomas, Egan, Catherine A. and Keane, Pearse Andrew (2020). Optical coherence tomography angiography for evaluation of foveal neovascularization, a case series. Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), Electr Network, 1-7 May 2020. Rockville, MD USA: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Moloney, Thomas and Park, Joseph (2014). Microbiological isolates and antibiotic sensitivities in culture-proven endophthalmitis: a 15-Year review. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, 46th Annual Scientific Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22-26 November 2014. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Penetrating trauma due to TASER injury
Moloney, Thomas P., Hogden, Michael and Groeneveld, Erwin (2014). Penetrating trauma due to TASER injury. American Society of Retinal Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA United States, 9-13 August 2014.
Pseudallescheria Endophthalmitis: 4 cases over 15 years
Moloney, Thomas P. and Park, Joseph (2014). Pseudallescheria Endophthalmitis: 4 cases over 15 years. American Society of Retinal Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA United States, 9-13 August 2014.