Unlocking Hope for Refractory Sjögren's Syndrome Patients

Dr. Rookaya Mather, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Mather is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Ivey Eye Institute, Western University in London, Ontario. Her subspecialty practice is in Cornea and External Disease. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and her Fellowship in Cornea & External Disease at the Proctor Foundation, UCSF in San Francisco, California. Dr. Mather returned home to southern Ontario where she joined the Ivey Eye Institute in 2003.
At the Proctor Foundation, UCSF, Dr. Mather developed her interest in managing the ocular complications of Sjögren’s Syndrome, Graft vs Host Disease and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid. She enjoys seeing patients with a variety of complex conditions including infectious and immune-mediated processes of the ocular surface. Dr Mather initiated and currently runs multidisciplinary clinics for patients with Dry Eye Disease and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid.
Dr. Mather performs cataract surgery, cornea transplants and ocular surface surgeries as well as refractive procedures such as topography guided excimer treatments with collagen crosslinking for keratoconus and laser vision correction.