A/Prof Elisa Cornish

A/Prof Elisa Cornish specialises in the management of medical retinal and inflammatory disorders of the eye, as well as glaucoma, cataracts and inherited eye disease.

Her clinical work includes the most common causes of visual loss, including macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, retinal vein occlusion, and inherited retinal eye disease.

A/Prof Cornish has been passionate about research in retinal disorders since graduating with Honours in Science and completing a PhD in retinal development at the University of Sydney.

She graduated in Medicine & Surgery from the University of Sydney and undertook general ophthalmology training through the Sydney Eye Hospital network.

She then pursued sub-specialty training in medical retina, uveitis, glaucoma, and inherited eye diseases at the Professorial Unit at Sydney Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

A/Prof Cornish is a Consultant Eye Surgeon and Staff Specialist at Sydney Eye Hospital and Westmead Hospital, and an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.

She is actively involved in ophthalmology registrar and medical student teaching and is part of the Inherited Eye Disease Unit at the Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, where she has a special interest in retinal electrophysiology.

As a clinical academic, A/Prof Cornish has published widely in peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals and maintains an ongoing interest in clinical and basic science research.

She is actively involved as an investigator in clinical trials of new therapeutic agents to treat blinding retinal and uveitic conditions.

She is personable and an effective communicator with her patients, and is enthusiastic about the challenges of managing complex eye disorders.