Femtosecond Laser assisted cataract surgery- Why I no longer routinely offer it
This article follows on from my recent Zoom seminar which I recently posted, in which I presented current studies that have impact on the day to day management of glaucoma and cataract surgery. In this seminar, which had over 200 registered attendees I looked at 4...
Update on laser assisted cataract surgery and managing glaucoma
I recently gave a presentation over Zoom discussing a number of recently published journal articles that have altered how we manage patients with glaucoma and how I have altered my approach to laser assisted cataract surgery. Two hundred optometrists registered for...
Welcome to our new website
Melbourne eye centre has a new website which went live on Wednesday the 8th of January 2020 The old site served us well for over 17 years but was in need of modernising. This new website makes it easier to find information about our laser eye surgery services....
Xen gel stent now available in Melbourne
After a delay in getting TGA approval, the Xen Gel Sten has finally been approved for use in Australia. The stent will get prosthesis listing in mid March and should then be available for all to use. What is the Xen Sten? In one of my previous postings, I wrote about...
First Cypass patients are implanted
Today I implanted three patients with the new Cypass shunt. All had poorly controlled glaucoma, one on four lots of medication with still a high pressure. I will be seeing them on their first day tomorrow and it is my expectation that they will all be able to at the...
Cypass for glaucoma during cataract surgery
Dr Joseph San Laureano from Melbourne Eye Centre is very excited to announce that we are now implanting the new Cypass microstent in patients who have glaucoma and are having cataract surgery. What is the Cypass? The Cypass microstent is a small shunt which is...
What is ASLA?
ASLA stands for Advanced Surface Laser. It is really no different to PRK. PRK was the original term used to mean a laser vision correction on the surface of the cornea without first creating a LASIK flap. PRK was largely superseded by LASIK due to quicker recovery...
The latest technology for laser vision correction
Another day, another upgrade! We have now upgraded the laser that we use for vision correction to the new Schwind Amaris. Our previously laser was the Bausch & Lomb Zyoptics which served us well for many years. The Intralase, which is a femtosecond laser that...
Cataract surgery with iStent in patients with glaucoma
The iStent is a new device used during cataract surgery to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma