Cairns Eye Surgery

Cairns Eye Surgery is in the heart of the cafe district in Edge Hill. We have dedicated onsite wheel chair friendly car parking and public transport access. We are next to the best cafes and restaurants in Cairns, walking distance to the Cairns Botanical Gardens, and close to pharmacy, Cairns Central, Cairns CBD and supermarkets. We wish to create a comfortable, friendly environment for our patients and their carers whilst attending our surgery.

The clinic has a dedicated minor operation theatre, 9 diagnostic ophthalmic equipment areas, 5 consulting rooms, and 3 retina laser rooms. The clinic is fully wheelchair accessible. It is equipped with the latest European and global technologies available for delivering the best evidence based clinical eye care for our patients.

Cairns Eye Surgery also operates in Atherton. Regional clinics are fully equipped to assess and treat general eye problems. Patients seen there will have their Cataract Surgery performed in Cairns.

The eye surgeons working at Cairns Eye Surgery have world class Australian and International training and are highly experienced in examining, diagnosing and treating eye diseases. We specialise in Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma management and surgery (including Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery(MIGS), Pterygium surgery, Diabetic eye disease, Macula degeneration, Retinal disease and surgery, Oculoplastic, Eyelid reconstruction and Lacrimal surgery.

We now offer diagnosis, treatment and management of dry eye conditions. Symptoms can include gritty or watery eyes, a feeling of something in the eyes, sore eyes or sensitivity to light. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, call to make an appointment.

OUR SERVICES

• Dry Eye

  People with dry eye syndrome may experience irritated, gritty, scratchy, or burning eyes, excess watering, and blurred vision. The level of discomfort is increased if you wear contact lenses or live in a dry climate. Paying attention to dry eye symptoms is important. If left untreated it may become so severe that it interferes with work and normal life activities.

• Cataract Surgery

  Modern cataract surgery usually involves an incision in the cornea followed by fragmentation of the cloudy lens (cataract) by ultrasound (phacoemulsification) and removal by aspiration. The cataract is broken up with ultrasound, and the pieces are removed under suction.

• Macula Degeneration Treatment

  Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of macular degeneration with Eylea or Lucentis can be potentially sight saving. This is performed at the Cairns Eye Surgery using topical / local  anaesthetic to make the procedure as pain free as possible. 

• Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

  MIGS is an acronym for Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery. There are various devices used in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery to lower the intraocular pressure and decrease patients dependence or need to use eye drops for their glaucoma. These include devices designed to bypass the trabecular meshwork such as the iStent,

• Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty

  Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a simple, yet highly effective laser procedure that reduces intraocular pressure in glaucoma. SLT is a painless procedure. It works by using short pulses of low energy light to target melanin and pigment cells in the trabecular meshwork. 

• Laser Peripheral Iridotomy

  Patients having narrow angles inside their eye, can develop raised intraocular pressure and even acute angle closure glaucoma leading to a complete loss of vision. In order to prevent this occurring a laser beam can be used to create small holes in the iris which allow trapped fluid behind the iris an alternative route for drainage and opening of the angles preventing angle closure glaucoma. 

• Trabeculectomy

  A trabeculectomy is drainage surgery used in the management of glaucoma.

  The term Trabeculectomy refers to making a hole in the drainage area of the eye, to allow fluid from inside the eye to be released, thereby lowering the intraocular pressure.

• Pterygium Surgery

  Pterygium is a fibrovascular growth of tissue that extends from the white part of the eye (the sclera)onto the clear part of the eye (the cornea). Most pterygia grow from the nasal aspect of the cornea.

• Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

  Panretinal laser photocoagulation is performed in proliferative diabetic retinopathy to prevent severe vitreous haemorrhage and traction retinal detachments. The laser causes regression of the abnormal blood vessels which grow at the back of the eye on the retina in diabetic patients.

• Yag Laser Capsulotomy

  Approximately 20% of patients may develop a film behind the artificial lens implant after cataract surgery causing hazy, decreased vision or glare disability. This condition is called “ posterior capsular opacification”. This condition is not preventable but is very treatable with Yag laser capsulotomy to restore or improve vision.

• Yag Vitreolysis

  Yag Vitreolysis is also called “Floater busting”. It is a non-invasive, pain free procedure that can eliminate the visual disturbance caused by floaters. The goal of vitreolysis is to remove the hindrance caused by floaters. Vitreolysis works by applying nanosecond pulses of laser to evaporate vitreous opacities and cut vitreous strands.