He has performed over 5,000 successful refractive laser eye surgeries, including PRK and LASIK. His easy-going manner and commitment to providing professional and thoughtful advice has made him very popular with our patients.

Dr Sullivan is one of the few fellowship-trained Corneal Specialists in Melbourne.  He specialises in the treatment of diseases of the front of the eye, including Small-incision Refractive Cataract Surgery, Corneal diseases (including Keratoconus, and  Cross Linking) and Corneal Transplantation Surgery, and Laser Refractive Surgery.  

His public hospital teaching appointment, for 25 years, was to the Corneal Clinic at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, where he was involved in training Ophthalmology registrars and fellows. Laurie has been a Clinical Associate at the University of Melbourne Department of Ophthalmology and the Centre for Eye Research Australia since 1994.

Laurie was an Examiner for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists for 10 years, stepping down in 2019. He lectured at the University of Melbourne Department of Optometry and Visual Science.  He has lectured internationally. Laurie is involved in major research projects at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and has authored numerous scientific papers and book chapters.

Laurie has worked overseas volunteering his time for third world eye camps with the Hollows Foundation in Nepal, and also in Fiji. He conducted the first ever Ophthalmology fellowship examinations for Cambodia in 2009 and continues to both teach and examine in Cambodia with Sight for All. He is involved in teaching and mentoring overseas-trained Ophthalmologists.  Laurie has also volunteered his time teaching in Vietnam. He is a founding member of the RANZCO International Development Committee.

Laurie is a member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons