Ms Nikolina Budimlija graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb and gained a Masters in Health Management. She was a Fellow of the European Masters Program in Health Promotion. Nikolina trained in Ophthalmic surgery at the Clinical Hospital Centre, Sestre Milosrdnice Zagreb. She was additionally trained in Austria, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland and she brings more than 14 years of ophthalmic experience. Nikolina spent 4 years working as lead ophthalmic consultant at Health Centre in Zagreb.
She joined Institute of Eye Surgery (IoES) in 2019 as Ocular Surface Specialist and Oculoplastic Surgeon and she is running only dedicated Ocular Surface Clinic in Ireland. She is a member of Scientific Committee at Irish College of Ophthalmologists, Member of Public Awareness Committee at Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), European Dry Eye Society (EuDES), European Society of Cornea & Ocular Surface Disease Specialists (EuCornea), Croatian Ophthalmological Society and the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). She has participated as invited lecturer in numerous medical conferences worldwide.