About

Adrian Fung is Head of the Westmead Hospital Vitreoretinal Unit and a specialist in retinal diseases. He is a Professor at Macquarie University Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. He holds Masters degrees in Ophthalmic Science and Clinical Epidemiology. Professor Fung has published over 100 international peer-reviewed journal articles and 7 book or book chapters. He is a Principal Investigator of the Bionic Eye Project, Golden Geographic Atrophy and Velodrome Port Delivery System trials. He is Editor for Retinal Cases and Brief Reports and Medical Retina Section Editor for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. He won the RANZCO Teacher of Excellence Award in 2019 and the Macula Society Travel Grant Award in 2020.

Professor Fung is the course convenor for Ophthalmology Updates! (www.ophthalmologyupdates.com). He is an APVRS Councillor and is Chair of the RANZCO Clinical Standards Committee. He sits on the RANZCO Scientific Congress, RANZCO NSW Branch ASM, Sydney Eye Hospital Alumni, ORIA, RANZCO Clinical Standards, ANZSRS Surgical Registry, Fight Tumour Blindness and APVRS Young Ophthalmologists committees. He is a member of RANZCO, ANZSRS, ORA, AAO, ASRS, ARVO, Macula Society, Retina Society, Vit-Buckle Society, Lifeline Express International Academy, ISOO, IRGIII, IntRIS, APAO and APVRS. He is an APVRS Leadership Development Program Mentor and a RANZCO RACE Examiner.

www.dradrianfung.com.au

Dr Steven Yun is an Illawarra-based Ophthalmologist with expertise in the management of cataract, glaucoma and comprehensive ophthalmology. He received his medical training from the University of New South Wales and specialist Ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital. He was awarded the RANZCO Trevelyan-Smith scholarship to undertake a subspecialty fellowship in glaucoma and complex cataract surgery at the acclaimed Bristol Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom.

Dr Yun is widely published and has won multiple prizes presenting at local and international conferences. He was awarded a Masters of Ophthalmic Science by the University of Sydney, and a Masters of Medicine for research in retinal biology, which was funded by the prestigious Wenkart Foundation and Rebecca Cooper scholarships.

Dr Yun has a longstanding commitment to teaching the next generation of doctors and Ophthalmologists. He is a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. One of his passions is providing volunteer medical care and these missions have taken him to Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Dr Yun enjoys playing soccer, watching the football and cooking for his wife and daughter.

www.drstevenyun.com.au

Dr Richard Parker is an ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon.

Dr Parker completed his undergraduate studies in Sydney, followed by medical training at Flinders University, SA. He completed his general medical training at Liverpool Hospital, NSW. He completed ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital and then further training at Royal North Shore Hospital and Westmead Hospital. He completed his fellowship in oculoplastic surgery at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.

He holds a Masters of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) from the University of Sydney and now is a clinical lecturer in this program. He is active in clinical research and has published in peer-reviewed journals. He has been actively involved in the training of upcoming surgeons in Australia and the UK.

Dominic McCall is a Sydney based general ophthalmologist with an interest in anterior segment pathology, international ophthalmology, and medical education. Dominic is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO). He has a master’s degree in Ophthalmic Science from the University of Sydney. Dominic has a passion for teaching at all levels of medical and allied health education including the supervision/education of vocational trainees in ophthalmology in New South Wales, Australia. He was part of the RANZCO Glaucoma Syllabus committee, outlining clinical standards necessary for Australian and New Zealand Ophthalmology trainees to attain fellowship with the college and during his senior year of training was one of two registrars in charge of RANZCO’s clinical fellowship exam for Australia and New Zealand.

Dominic has an interest in international ophthalmology and the provision of reliable, high quality ophthalmic care to those who have limited access to it, including those in remote areas and developing nations. Since 2015, Dominic has been a member of the Foresight/Open Heart International ophthalmic team travelling to Santiago City in the Northern Philippines. Dominic is currently part of a small team, building and ensuring the ongoing provision of quality, regular ophthalmological care to the people of Norfolk Island off the east coast of Australia.

Ben Sim is an ophthalmologist who is passionate about health education, medical photojournalism and global health and security. He specializes in oculoplastics and reconstructive surgery. Continually travelling the globe and observing how ophthalmology services are delivered in numerous healthcare settings, he hopes to use this ongoing learning experience to empower eye care practitioners and support under-resourced healthcare environments.

Raymond Guan is a junior doctor in Sydney currently undergoing general medical training at Nepean Hospital, NSW. Raymond completed his undergraduate degree in Brisbane with The University of Queensland and completed his medical education at The University of Sydney. Whilst undertaking his medical training he had the pleasure of participating in ophthalmology elective placements at Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea and the Western Eye Hospital in London, UK. He is currently pursuing a Master of Clinical Epidemiology to expand his knowledge of statistics, research methods and population-based medicine, with a passion to better contribute back towards the medical profession through quality clinical research. Raymond has a keen interest in pursuing ophthalmology as a future career.

Associate Professor Chameen Samarawickrama is a corneal, anterior segment and refractive sub-specialist. He completed his ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital and undertook two cornea/anterior segment fellowships, first at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Melbourne), followed by Moorfields Eye Hospital (London). Subsequently, he was appointed as a consultant in cornea and external eye diseases at Moorfields prior to his return to Sydney in 2016.

A/Prof Samarawickrama was named one of the ‘Top 5’ Young Scientists of 2019. He has made major contributions to ophthalmology research and is a leading clinician-scientist in his field. He was awarded his PhD from the University of Sydney. A/Prof Samarawickrama has authored over 60 publications in top-tier international journals. Over the course of his career A/Prof Samarawickrama has been awarded over $1.7million in research funding.

He is a regular speaker at international conferences and instructs ophthalmology trainees in cataract surgery and complex corneal and anterior segment reconstructions. A/Prof Samarawickrama is a consultant ophthalmologist at Westmead Hospital.

Associate Professor Clare Fraser trained at Sydney Eye Hospital, and did fellowships at Moorfields Eye Hospital (London, UK) and Emory Eye Center (Atlanta, USA). She has specialised in neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus and visual electrodiagnostics. She is a consultant Visiting Medical Officer at both Sydney Eye Hospital and Liverpool Hospital, and is also in private practice in Sydney. At the University of Sydney, she holds the title of Associate Professor of Neuro-ophthalmology.

Elisa completed her BMedSci(Hons1), post graduate MBBS, GradDipMed(OphthalSci) and PhD at The University of Sydney. Her PhD was laboratory-based on The Development of the Primate Retina. Following this, she completed her FRANZCO training with the RANZCO NSW training scheme.

Since her training in Ophthalmology she has completed two Clinical Fellowships at Sydney Eye Hospital: the Professorial (Uveitis) and the Medical Retina Fellowships. As part of her training, she completed the ISCEV electrophysiology training course and spent time at Moorfields Eye Hospital in the Inherited Eye Disease and Clinical Genetics department, England. She is currently a member of the NSW Genomic Eye Multidisciplinary board, helping to interpret genomic data & genetic diagnosis with the aid of multimodal imaging and clinical expertise.

Krishna Tumuluri is an Oculoplastic surgeon working at Sydney Eye Hospital and Children’s Hospital Westmead and also works at two of the largest trauma centres in Sydney - Westmead and Liverpool Hospitals. He completed his Ophthalmology training at Sydney Eye Hospital and did three years of fellowship training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and Manchester Royal Eye Hospital UK. He is a clinical senior lecturer at University of Sydney and Macquarie University.

Dr Karaconji is an adult and paediatric glaucoma surgeon and general ophthalmologist with expertise in the treatment of glaucoma conditions. Tanya is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney and has published in peer-reviewed literature.

Dr Caroline Catt is a consultant ophthalmologist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and Liverpool Hospital NICU. She was the Professorial Senior Registrar at her training hospital of Sydney Eye Hospital and was awarded the Morin award for most outstanding Fellow during her subspeciality training at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. She is a RANZCO clinical supervisor and examiner, and is a clinical senior lecturer with the University of Sydney.

www.drcarolinecatt.com.au