Author: Dr Erica Darian-Smith

About Dr Erica Darian-Smith: - Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO) - Fellow of World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences (FWCRS) - GradDipGraduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery (University of Sydney) - Master of Medicine (MMed, Ophthalmic Sciences, University of Sydney) - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS, University of Tasmania) Dr. Erica was a recipient of the 2022 ASCRS Foundation Resident Excellence Award. In 2019, she was awarded the RANZCO Filipic Greer Medal for overall excellence in performance at the RANZCO Ophthalmic Pathology examination. Most recently, she was awarded the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Trevalyn-Smith Travelling Scholarship to subsidize overseas study for Fellows. As an accomplished researcher Dr. Erica’s work has been published widely in high quality medical journals, including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the European Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. Erica has also written a book chapter and has had the opportunity to present her research at various international and national conferences. Dr. Erica is appointed as a Clinical Lecturer in the Discipline of Ophthalmology at the University of Sydney, Save Sight Institute and regularly contributes to ongoing teaching in her area of subspeciality.

Posts by Dr Erica Darian-Smith

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