Dr Richard Smith
Consultant Ophthalmologist
MBBS BSc DO FRCS FRANZCO DAO
Dr Richard Smith believes in giving people the best vision they can possibly have. His greatest satisfaction is seeing someone happy with their result.
One of Australia’s most respected ophthalmic surgeons, Dr Smith has performed many thousands of surgical procedures including cataract, LASIK, PRK, corneal grafts, glaucoma and oculoplastic surgery. He was involved in the early use of computers in hospitals in Australia and the development of Day Surgery in ophthalmology. He continues to explore cutting edge technology in clinical and management applications.
He is a graduate of Sydney University Medical School and also completed a degree in computer science, mathematics and physics at the University of New South Wales. Prior to specialising he held the positions of Registrar in Medical Computing (NSW Health and RPAH) and Senior Medical Officer, Research and Statistics (Dept. Veterans Affairs, Canberra). He trained in Ophthalmology at St Thomas’ Hospital London & the Royal Victorian Eye Hospital in Melbourne.
Dr Smith is a member of many National and International Ophthalmic Associations (FRANZCO). He regularly presents papers at conferences both locally & internationally.
He was inaugural chairman of the Ophthalmic Day Surgery Centres Association and is the Ophthalmology representative on the National Day Surgery Committee. He has served as a director of the ION group Independent Ophthalmic Network. Together with Dr Kearns, he established the Sydney Eye Specialist Centre (now Focus Eye Surgeons Kensington) in 1985, one of the first independent eye surgery centres in Australia.