Dr Laurence J Sullivan
M.B.B.S. F.R.A.N.Z.C.O.

Dr Laurie Sullivan is a fellowship trained Corneal Specialist. He specialises in the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the front of the eye, including small incision refractive Cataract Surgery, Corneal diseases (including Keratoconus Cross Linking) and Corneal Transplantation Surgery, and Laser Refractive Surgery. Laurie maintains his interest in general ophthalmology so as to provide the best holistic care to his patients.

His public hospital teaching appointment is to the Corneal Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, where he is involved in training Ophthalmology registrars and fellows. Laurie has been a Clinical Associate at the University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology and the Centre for Eye Research Australia since 1994.

He is an Examiner for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. Laurie lectures at the University of Melbourne Department of Optometry and Visual Science, and examines candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. He has lectured internationally.

Laurie has worked overseas volunteering his time for third world eye camps with the Hollows Foundation in Nepal, and also in Fiji. He has helped conduct the first ever Ophthalmology fellowship examinations for Cambodia in 2009.

He is involved in major research projects at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and has authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters.

Laurie is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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