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Ophthalmologist departs regional hospital with no obvious successor

Myles Hume — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:31:25 +0000

Dr Robert Harvey is concerned for his patients after leaving Portland District Health.

Dr Robert Harvey, an ophthalmologist nearing retirement, is dismayed at the lack of action to find a permanent replacement after he recently resigned from a regional Victorian public hospital, creating
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Major private eye hospital opening new Sydney site

Myles Hume — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:41:54 +0000

ESC will open a new facility at a greenfield site, on the corner of Boronia Ave, Epping.

Epping Surgery Centre (ESC) is moving to a new site to open a state-of-the-art private eye hospital next month, featuring a multi-million dollar fit-out that it says will set a new professional benchmark
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Melbourne ophthalmologist questions logic behind ban as elective surgery resumes

Myles Hume — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:23:20 +0000

Dr Anton Van Heerden says blanket restrictions on elective surgery have a devastating impact on public health.

A Victorian ophthalmologist has been critical of the state government’s month-long ban on non-urgent elective surgery, as cataract patients sat at home with deteriorating quality of life while day surgeries
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Ophthalmologist helps ‘demystify’ eye conditions for Mildura doctors

Myles Hume — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:00:15 +0000

Dr Rahul Chakrabarti says ophthalmology is often poorly covered in medical training.

Monash University is implementing a new program to train Mildura-based doctors and medical students in ophthalmology to improve the eye health of local children. Ophthalmologist Dr Rahul Chakrabarti –
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CPD on offer in upcoming OCT-A webinar

Staff Writer — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 00:25:46 +0000

The Zeiss Cirrus 6000 OCT imaging system.

Sydney medical retina specialist Dr Robert Chong is presenting a Zeiss-hosted webinar where he will offer practical advice on embedding OCT-angiography (OCT-A) into the practice. The live event – which
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Close the Gap Day: RANZCO commits to more Indigenous ophthalmologists

Myles Hume — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 23:49:13 +0000

The conference will address some of the unique challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in relation to eye health.

As Australia marks National Close the Gap Day, RANZCO has reaffirmed its commitment to increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ophthalmologists. The college is supporting the national
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Ophthalmologist backs fruit juice losing ‘lofty’ five-star health rating

Myles Hume — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:25:46 +0000

Some fruit juices with high sugar content will now score as low as 2.5 stars, while others could be four stars.

Eye Doctor and 2020 Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke has weighed into the debate over a major change to the health star system that will now see fruit juices lose their favourable nutritional rating,
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Eliminating inefficiencies and never-events in cataract surgery

Myles Hume — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:25:02 +0000

Zeiss EQ Workplace is a digital surgical planning tool that allows seamless, automated data access and transfer.

Ensuring correct intraocular lens selection is a labour-intensive process fraught with risk and the potential for human error. Queensland surgeon DR MATTHEW RUSSELL explains how new software has
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Regional eye surgeon saves teen’s sight after wire pierces eye

Myles Hume — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:54:53 +0000

Dr Andrew McAllister, of Toowoomba Retina & Eye Specialists.

A Queensland ophthalmologist who saved a teen’s sight in one eye after small gauge wire lacerated his retina in a stockyard accident says the case highlights the importance of having specialists based
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Ophthalmic sector backs First Nations voice to parliament

Myles Hume — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:56:56 +0000

Australia's first and only Indigenous ophthalmologist Dr Kris Rallah-Baker.

The Fred Hollows Foundation, RANZCO and Australia’s first Aboriginal ophthalmologist Associate Professor Kris Rallah-Baker have formed an alliance to call for a First Nations Voice to Parliament to be
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