Dr. Aifric Martin is an Australian ophthalmologist with extensive international training and broad experience in the medical and surgical management of eye disease. She provides comprehensive care for cataract, corneal disease and other common ophthalmic conditions, with subspecialist expertise in anterior segment surgery, including complex cataract surgery, iridodialysis repair and corneal transplantation. She has performed more than 1,000 anterior segment procedures.
She graduated with Honours in Medicine from University College Dublin and was awarded a Doctorate for research into innovations in cataract surgery. She completed her initial ophthalmology training at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin, followed by specialist training at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, where she also completed consecutive fellowships in cataract and in corneal surgery.
She has a strong academic and research background, with peer-reviewed publications in leading ophthalmology journals, particularly in cataract and laser-assisted surgery. Her doctoral research examined the introduction of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in Australia, alongside the installation of Australia’s first femtosecond laser system at Vision Eye Institute, Chatswood.
Dr Martin is also actively involved in education and training. She has supervised junior doctors, contributed to registrar teaching and curriculum development, and co-authored the Victorian state cataract examination for ophthalmology registrars.