Dr Ebony Smith

Dr Ebony Smith is a highly skilled Ophthalmologist and Ophthalmic Surgeon who provides comprehensive eye care to patients on the Sunshine Coast. With a patient-centred approach, Dr Smith focuses on delivering clear communication and personalised treatment plans, ensuring that individuals fully understand their eye health and the options available to them. Her clinical practice encompasses general ophthalmology as well as highly specialised surgical interventions, with a strong commitment to achieving both functional and aesthetic outcomes for her patients.

As a general Ophthalmic Surgeon with extensive subspecialty training in oculoplastic surgery, Dr Smith treats a wide range of eye and eyelid conditions. Her areas of expertise include cataract surgery and pterygium treatment, alongside complex oculoplastic procedures. She is particularly skilled in managing disorders of the eyelids, orbit, and lacrimal system, such as drooping eyelids (ptosis), turned-in eyelids (entropion), and turned-out eyelids (ectropion). Additionally, Dr Smith specialises in eyelid skin cancer excision and reconstruction, collaborating closely with Dermatologists to provide integrated care that preserves healthy tissue and restores natural appearance. Her practice also covers the management of thyroid eye disease, orbital tumours, socket reconstruction, and blocked tear ducts.

Dr Smith completed her medical degree at the Australian National University in 2012 under the Commonwealth Scholarship scheme, where she was recognised with academic awards including the Public Health Prize and the Pathology Prize. She subsequently undertook her specialist training in ophthalmology at a leading tertiary eye training hospital in Sydney, qualifying as a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (FRANZCO). To further refine her skills, she completed two prestigious post-graduate fellowships in oculoplastic surgery at the University of British Columbia in Canada and in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Alongside her clinical work, she is dedicated to medical education, teaching Junior Doctors and presenting her research at local and international conferences.