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Cataract

Cataract

About cataracts

Cataract surgery is the most common operation performed in the developed world. A cataract occurs when the natural lens of the eye, the crystalline lens, becomes cloudy. Read more

Cataract surgery

If they don’t affect your life on a daily basis, some cataracts can be left untreated.  However, if cataracts progress, surgery becomes the only option to restore vision. Read more

Benefits of cataract surgery

Many people who have cataract surgery are pleasantly surprised to discover that the procedure can also reduce or eliminate their reliance on spectacles. Read more

Laser cataract surgery

In April 2011, Vision Eye Institute Chatswood became the first clinic or hospital in the southern hemisphere to use laser technology to perform cataract surgery. Read more

Why Vision Eye Institute

The expertise and technology at Vision Eye Institute is dedicated to providing the best possible care for you, the patient.  Read more

FAQs

Answers to the most frequently asked about cataract surgery. Read more

 

Spotlight on: Cataracts and cataract surgery

Professor Gerard Sutton talks about cataract surgery over the years, while Dr Darryl Gregor explains what cataracts are.

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Cataract surgery
Cataracts

 

Meet our cataract doctors

Dr Doug Roydhouse

Meet Dr Doug Roydhouse

Dr Roydhouse specialises in cataract surgery and medical retina and he works out of the Vision clinic in Footscray. Read More

 

Dr. Brad Bowling

Meet Dr Brad Bowling

Dr Brad Bowling is a general ophthalmologist with a special interest in the care of  glaucoma. He has expertise in complex cataract surgery for glaucoma patients. Read more

 

Dr Peter Heiner

Meet Dr Peter Heiner

Dr Heiner specialises in refractive and micro-incision cataract surgery. His services are available at both Southport and Coolangatta clinics. Read more

 

Dr Andre Horak

Meet Dr Andre Horak

Dr Horak specialises in retina and cataract surgery and his services are available from our clinic in Mackay. Read more

 

Dr Frank Howes

Meet Dr Frank Howes

Dr Howes specialises in refractive and cataract surgery. He’s based at Vision’s clinics at River City, Southport and Varsity Lakes. Read more

 

Dr Darryl Gregor

Meet Dr Darryl Gregor

Dr Darryl Gregor specialises in cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange, with an interest in intraocular lenses. He practices out of Vision Eye Institute, Southport.  Read more

Dr George Smith

Meet Dr George Smith

Dr George Smith is an anterior segment specialist. He specialises in small incision sutureless cataract surgery and diseases of the cornea. He is available in our clinic at Hurstville. Read more

 

Dr Ralph Higgins

Meet Dr Ralph Higgins 

Dr Higgins has a special interest in glaucoma and cataract surgery. He works out of our Bondi Junction clinic. Read more

 

Dr Paul Hughes

Meet Dr Paul Hughes

Dr Hughes specialises in cataract and refractive surgery. He is the Medical Director of Vision Eye Institute in Hurstville.  Read more

 

Dr Tim Roberts

Meet Dr Tim Roberts

Dr Tim Roberts specialises in cataract surgery and glaucoma. His services are available in  Chatswood and Mosman. Read more

 

Dr Michael Lawless

Meet Dr Michael Lawless

Dr Michael Lawless specialises in vision correction and cataract surgery and is based at Vision Eye Institute Chatswood. Read more

 

Professor Gerard Sutton

Meet Professor Gerard Sutton

Professor Sutton specialises in vision correction, cataract and keratoconus surgery. He practices from our clinic at Chatswood. Read more

 

Dr Joe Reich

Meet Dr Joe Reich

Dr Reich is a specialist cataract and refractive surgeon. His services are available at the clinics in Camberwell, Blackburn South, Coburg and St Kilda. Read more

 

Dr David Ng

 

Meet Dr David Ng

Dr David Ng is a specialist cataract surgeon. He’s based at our clinics at Chatswood, Mosman and Drummoyne. Read more

 

Dr Jan Giles

Meet Dr Jan Giles

Dr Giles is a cataract, medical retina and oculoplastic specialist and his services are available at the Footscray clinic. Read more

 

Dr Abi Tenen

Meet Dr Abi Tenen

Dr Tenen specialises in laser vision correction and cataract surgery. Her  services are available at our clinics in Blackburn South, Camberwell, Coburg and St Kilda. Read more

 

Dr Raj Pathmaraj

 

Meet Dr Raj Pathmaraj

Dr Pathmaraj practices general ophthalmology, glaucoma and cataract surgery. His specialist services can be found at Blackburn South and Coburg. Read more

 

Dr Gary Schiller

Meet Dr Gary Schiller

Dr Gary Schiller specialises in the areas of cataract, glaucoma and medical retina. His is available at Vision’s clinics in Hurstville and Drummoyne. Read more

 

Dr Mark Jacobs

Meet Dr Mark Jacobs

Dr Jacobs is a specialist in cataract surgery and provides his specialist services at our clinic in Drummoyne.  Read more

 

Dr Ed Boets

Meet Dr Ed Boets

Dr Boets specialises in cataract and strabismum (squint) surgery. He works out of the Vision Eye Institute clinic in Mackay. Read more

 

Dr Jim McAlister

Meet Dr Jim McAlister

Dr McAlister specialises in tumours, refractive and complex cataract surgery. He works out of the clinics at Varsity Lakes and Mount Gravatt. Read more

 

Dr Mark Loane

Meet Dr Mark Loane

Dr Loane specialises in glaucoma, cataract surgery and general ophthalmology and he works out of the clinic at River City. Read more

 

Dr Patrick Versace

Meet Dr Patrick Versace

Dr Patrick Versace dedicates his Bondi Junction practice to refractive surgery, with a particular interest in presbyopia. Read more

 

Dr Robert Bourke

Meet Dr Robert Bourke

Dr Bourke specialises in treatment of macula, vitro-retina and cataract. He provides his services at our Varsity Lakes, Southport and Coolangatta clinics. Read more

 

Dr Matthew Russell

Meet Dr Matthew Russell

Dr Russell is a vitreo-retinal and cataract surgeon. He is based at Vision Eye Institute in River City, Mount Gravatt and Varsity Lakes  Read more

 

Dr John Glastonbury

Meet Dr John Glastonbury

Dr Glastonbury is a general ophthalmologist with an interest in cataract surgery. He operates from our Hyde Park clinic in Townsville. Read more

 

Dr Ron Stasiuk

Meet Dr Ron Stasiuk

Dr Stasiuk is a cataract and refractive surgeon. His services are available at our clinic in Blackburn South. Read more

 

Dr Lee Lenton

Meet Dr Lee Lenton

Dr Lenton is a specialist cataract and refractive surgeon. His specialist services are available at the Townsville and River City clinics. Read more

A/Prof Colin Chan

Meet Dr Colin Chan

Dr Colin Chan specialises in refractive, cataract and corneal surgery. He works out of Vision Eye Institute at Chatswood and Bondi Junction. Read more

 

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