Neil was with Wellington Hospital from 1986 to 1990, following which he spent time overseas as Fellow in Neuro-ophthalmology with Willis Eye Hospital, Philadelphia from 1992 to 1993. Other overseas posts include Senior Registrar with Western Ophthalmic Hospital in London (1993-1994), and Fellow in Oculoplastics with the Royal Brisbane Hospital during 1994 and 1995.

Neil has special interests in:

• Surgery of the eye including cataract surgery
• Surgery of the eyelids including tumours of the eyelids
• Surgery of the Lacrimal system
• Neuro-ophthalmology