DR. RIDIA LIM
Cataract and Glaucoma Specialist Surgeon
Specialist, Sydney
Parramatta, Sydney
Dr. Ridia Lim is a highly respected senior cataract and glaucoma surgeon with over 30 years of clinical experience in ophthalmology. She is renowned for her compassionate, results-focused care and her commitment to excellence in patient outcomes, clinical innovation, and education.
Dr. Lim graduated in Medicine from the University of New South Wales in 1992 and completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Sydney, contributing to the landmark Blue Mountains Eye Study with a focus on cataract risk factors. She undertook specialist ophthalmology training through Sydney Eye Hospital and achieved her Fellowship with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) in 2001.
Following her fellowship, Dr. Lim pursued further subspecialty training in the United Kingdom. She completed advanced cataract surgery training at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh and glaucoma fellowship training at the Oxford Eye Hospital.
Dr. Lim is currently the Head of the Glaucoma Unit at Sydney Eye Hospital, where she has also served as Secretary. Her role includes the clinical and surgical training of registrars and glaucoma fellows, as well as teaching medical students. She is a senior ophthalmic surgeon at the Sydney Eye Hospital and is the current Chair of the Medical Staff Council. She holds the position of Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydneyand is a passionate and experienced educator, actively involved in local and international ophthalmic education.
Dr. Lim is also a key member of the Snow Medical Vision Accelerator, a collaborative research initiative focused on transforming the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of vision loss through cutting-edge innovation and interdisciplinary partnerships.
Dr. Lim has contributed extensively to clinical research in glaucoma. She has participated in major international multicentre studies and has led her own research projects—several of which have been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is involved with the Fight Glaucoma Blindness (FGB) Registry and serves on its Steering Committee.
Her scholarly contributions include numerous book chapters and journal articles. Notably, she has co-authored chapters in prominent ophthalmology texts such as The Glaucoma Book, Glaucoma, and Ophthalmology (Yanoff & Duker). She is also a regular peer reviewer for several ophthalmology journals.
Dr. Lim has played significant leadership roles in the Australian and New Zealand Glaucoma Society (ANZGS), having served as both Vice-Chair and Secretary. She has contributed to RANZCO as a Scientific Program Committee executive, examiner, and mentor.
Deeply committed to global eye health, Dr. Lim has been a Visionary for the charity Sight For All for many years and joined its Board of Directors in 2022. She is the lead visionary for glaucoma. Her international teaching efforts have taken her to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Mongolia and Fiji.
In March 2025, during World Glaucoma Week, Dr. Lim led the launch of the Sydney Eye Drop Project at Sydney Eye Hospital. This initiative aims to improve medication adherence among glaucoma patients through tools like the Sydney Eye Drop Chart and a user-friendly mobile app, helping patients manage their treatment effectively.
Born in Busan, South Korea, Dr. Lim migrated to Australia in 1976. She speaks conversational Korean. Outside of her professional life, she is married to gastroenterologist Dr. Sean Griffin and is the proud mother of their daughter, Erin.
