Dr Stephanie Young

Dr Stephanie Young was a member of the last group of ophthalmologists to train under pioneering ophthalmic surgeon Fred Hollows. She remains involved with The Fred Hollows Foundation and ophthalmology in the developing world.

An expert in uveitis and medical retina, Stephanie spent several years overseas following her ophthalmology training, at hospitals including London’s prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital where she completed fellowships in Uveitis and then Medical Retina.

Since returning to Australia, Stephanie was appointed Visiting Medical Officer for Medical Retina and Uveitis at Concord Hospital, where she also trains registrar ophthalmologists in modern ophthalmic techniques including microincisional cataract surgery. Stephanie is also a sought after speaker at local and international conferences. 

Stephanie is a major contributor to the clinical auditing project Fight Retinal Blindness which investigates and evaluates the effectiveness of treatment of macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion which are her particular interests. Stephanie has had a special interest in intravitreal injection therapy, her focus is on the patient experience and seamless, pain-free therapy.