Dr Nicole Lim

Specialist Ophthalmic Surgeon, Glaucoma Surgery, Cataract Surgery, General Ophthalmology

BMed MIntPH FRANZCO

Dr Nicole Lim is a comprehensive general ophthalmologist with a sub-speciality interest in glaucoma. With a calm demeanour and commitment to education, she prioritizes clear communication with both patients and referring clinicians, ensuring the highest standard of patient-centred care. She believes in tailoring management plans to each patient’s unique circumstances, ensuring a holistic approach to treatment.

She has completed two clinical glaucoma sub-speciality fellowships, at Wellington Regional Hospital in New Zealand and The Bristol Eye Hospital in the United Kingdom. Through these fellowships, she has developed expertise in managing complex glaucoma cases and performing advanced glaucoma surgeries, including filtration and revision procedures, Preserflo Micro-shunt and tube surgeries, minimally invasive glaucoma treatments (MIGS), and complex cataract surgery.

Dr Lim serves as a staff specialist at Prince of Wales Public Hospital. She also provides outreach services as a visiting medical officer to Broken Hill Hospital and the remote communities of Cobar and Bourke, in Far West NSW, as a part of the Outback Eye Service, a program affiliated with Prince of Wales Hospital and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Dr Lim earned her undergraduate degree in medicine through the University of Newcastle. Driven by a passion for global and equitable healthcare, she furthered her studies with a Master of International Public Health from the University of Sydney during her internship years. She completed her vocational training in Ophthalmology through the Prince of Wales training program in NSW.

Dr Lim consults at Hurstville and Miranda and operates at Kogarah Private Hospital.

Cataract surgery

Routine and complex cataract surgery
For suitable patients, options of premium intraocular lenses to reduce dependency on glasses after surgery
Surgery under topical or local anaesthetic with sedation, for a comfortable experience

Glaucoma laser procedures

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
Peripheral iridotomy

Glaucoma surgery

Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) including iStent, Hydrus, Miniject
Preserflo Microshunt Surgery
Trabeculectomy
Needling and revision surgery for failed Trabeculectomy
Tube Surgery (Baerveldt and Paul tube)

Pterygium surgery

Pterygium excision and conjunctival grafting
Surgery under local anaesthetic with sedation, for a comfortable experience

Intravitreal eye injections for diabetic retinopathy and age related macular degeneration

Comprehensive ophthalmology, including the management of:

Cataracts
Glaucoma
Macular degeneration
Diabetic eye disease
Uveitis and
Other common eye conditions

Fellowships

Fellow – Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Glaucoma – Wellington Regional Hospital, New Zealand
Glaucoma – Bristol Eye Hospital, United Kingdom

Current Hospital Appointments

Public Hospitals

Staff Specialist, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick
Staff Specialist, Sydney Eye Hospital
Visiting Medical officer, Broken Hill Base Hospital
Dr Lim is part of the Outback Eye Service, a program affiliated with Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) providing ophthalmic care to the remote communities of Far West NSW
Visiting Medical Officer, Bourke Hospital
Visiting Medical Officer, Cobar Hospital

Private Hospitals

Visiting specialist, Kogarah Private Hospital, Kogarah
Visiting specialist, Sydney Surgical Centre, Randwick

Qualifications and Training

Post-graduate

2022 Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
2017 Master of International Public Health, University of Sydney
2016 Basic Science Course in Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York

Undergraduate

2013 Bachelor of Medicine, University of Newcastle

Accredited Ophthalmology Training, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney (2017-2021)

2021 Accredited Registrar, Tamworth Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital and Sydney Children’s Hospital
Paediatric Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, Cataract and General Ophthalmology
2020 Accredited Registrar, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sutherland Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital
Retina, Cornea, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Glaucoma and General Ophthalmology
2019 Accredited Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sutherland Hospital and Broken Hill Hospital
Cornea, Oculoplastics, General Ophthalmology
2018 Accredited Registrar, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sutherland Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital
Paediatric Ophthalmology, Retina, Glaucoma, General Ophthalmology
2017 Accredited Registrar, Prince of Wales Hospital and Outback Eye Service
Oculoplastics, Rural Ophthalmology with Royal Flying Doctors and Outback Eye Service

Pre-accredited Ophthalmology Training

2017 Senior Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney
2015 Resident Medical Officer, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
2014 Junior Medical Officer, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

Publications

Lim NS, Hepschke J, Coroneo M, Agar A. Management of Open Angle Glaucoma: Medicines and Laser. Medicine Today 2023; 24(11):39-45
Lim NS, Males J. Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy and Small Eyes. Asian J Ophthalmol 2020; 17:35-40
Limbu B, Katwal S, Lim NS, Faierman M, Gushchin A, Saiju R. Comparing outcomes of pediatric and adult external dacryocystorhinostomy in Nepal: Is age a prognostic factor? Orbit 2017 Mar 31:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1287743
Lim NS, Singh N, Jain NS, Amjadi S, Chong CWK, Francis IC. The Temporal Arteritis Proforma: should cough be included?. Rheumatol Int 2016 Sep; 36:1701. doi: 10.1007/s00296-016-3553-9
George A, Lim NS, Jain NS, Chong CW, Abedi F, Liu Y, Wang SB, Govendir M, Agar A, Francis IC. “Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis” Useful, but no substitute for thorough hisotpathology. J Neurophthalmol 2016 Sep; 36(3):343. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000382

Poster Presentations

Lim NS, Manasses DT. Hypotony management: Novel use of a Preserflo Microshunt to restrict flow of a Baerveldt Drainage Device in the a case of paediatric uveitic glaucoma. Poster presentation at The World Glaucoma Congress, Rome, Italy, June 28 – July 1, 2023.
Lim NS, Manasses DT, Healy RJ, McCullagh D, Sebastian RT. Short term safety and efficacy outcomes of Preserflo Microshunt surgery in glaucoma patients following failed deep sclerectomy. Poster presentation at the World Glaucoma Congreess, Rome, Italy, June 28 – July 1, 2023.
Lim NS, Males J. Patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy have Shorter Axial Lengths and Shallower Anterior Chamber Depths Compared to Controls. Poster presentation at the 48th Annual Scientific Congress of the RANZCO, Melbourne, Australia, Nov 21, 2016.
Lim NS. Human Resource Development for Eye care: A Review of the Training, Support and Engagement of Mid-Level Ophthalmic Personnel. Poster presentation at the International Agency of Prevention of Blindness 10 General Assembly, Durban, South Africa, Oct 28, 2016.
Lim NS, Males J. The association between Fuch’s Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy and Hypermetropia. Oral presentation at the Sydney Eye Hospital Alumni meeting, Sydney, July 30 2016.
Lim NS, Amjadi S, Chong C, Jain N, Francis I. The Temporal Arteritis Proforma: The 39 Steps to Clinical Diagnosis. Oral presentation at the COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia, Dec 5, 2015.
Lim NS, Amjadi S, Chong C, Francis I. The Temporal Arteritis Proforma: The 39 Steps to Clinical Diagnosis. Poster presentation at Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia Meeting, Auckland, NZ, Sept 17, 2015.

Conference Presentations

Lim NS, Returned Fellow Talk, 2023; COSSOM Scientific Meeting, 2023 Dec, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Lim NS, Leung H, Borovik A, Masselos K. A life changing tube. 2021 Feb; Australia New Zealand Glaucoma Society, Virtual meeting.
Lim NS, Tan K. Nerves of Steel: Traumatic sigmoid sinus thrombosis. COSSOM Scientific Meeting, 2020 Dec; Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Leung H, Borovik A, Masselos K. A life changing tube. 2019; Glaucoma Grand Rounds, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Jacobs M. Eye findings in Abusive Head Trauma. 2019; Paediatric Forensic Course, Sydney Children’s Hospital , Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Martin P. The Hot Orbit – Potts Puffy Tumour. 2019; Oculoplastics Grand Rounds, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Martin P. Acute presentation of Lymphangioma. 2018; Oculoplastics Grand Rounds, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Masselos K. Lumps and Bumps - Optic Nerve head drusen. 2018; COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Wilscek G. Orbital Cellulitis. 2017; Oculoplastics Grand Rounds, Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Lim NS, Borovik A, Maloof A. How to get out of a Sticky Situation: Corneal Gluing. 2017; COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hopsital, Sydney, Australia.

Conferences & Scientific Meetings

2023 COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital
2023 Nordic glaucoma meeting, Helsinki, Finland
2023 World Glaucoma Congress, Rome, Italy
2023 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, New Orleans, USA
2023 Controversies in Ophthalmology, Lisbon, Portugal
2022 RANZCO New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting, Blenheim New Zealand
2021 Australia New Zealand Glaucoma Society Meeting, Virtual meeting
2020 Ocular Motility Conference, Sydney
2020 34th Annual Registrars’ Conference and Teaching Course – Glaucoma, Sydney
2019 COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital
2019 RANZCO 51st Annual Congress, Sydney
2019 Dunedin Ophthalmology Course, Dunedin, NZ
2019 Westmead RACE Course, Sydney
2019 33rd Annual Registrars’ Conference and Teaching Course – Paediatrics, Sydney
2018 COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital
2018 32nd Annual Registrars’ Conference and Teaching Course – Oculoplastics, Sydney
2017 COSSOM Scientific Meeting, Prince of Wales Hospital
2017 NeuroVision Training Weekend in Neuro-Ophthalmology, Sydney
2017 Eye Block Course, Sydney Eye Hospital
2017 Neuroradiology Interpretation, Lightbox Radiology, Sydney
2016 International Agency of Prevention of Blindness 10GA, Durban, South Africa
2016 Sydney Eye Hospital Alumni Meeting, Sydney
2015 Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia Meeting and NeuroVision Training Weekend, Auckland, NZ
2014 RANZCO 46th Annual Congress, Brisbane
2014 NeuroVision Training Weekend in Neuro-Ophthalmology, Canberra
2014 Neuro-Ophthalmology Society of Australia Meeting, Canberra