Eye conditions treated on the Gold Coast & Tweed Heads
From cataracts to complex retinal surgery. Start with your symptom, or choose a condition for a short overview, illustrations and the detail.
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Start with your symptom. This is a guide only; if in doubt, call the rooms.
Cataract surgery
Clouding of the natural lens. Surgery replaces it with a clear lens implant chosen to suit your eyes and lifestyle.
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Retinal detachment
The retina lifts away from the back of the eye. It is an emergency, and in many cases it can be repaired with surgery.
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Macular degeneration
Affects the centre of your retina, which you use for reading, faces and fine detail. Dry AMD usually changes slowly; wet AMD can change quickly, and treatment is available for many people.
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Macular hole
A small hole in the centre of the retina. It blurs and distorts central vision, making reading and faces hard to see. Surgery closes the hole in most people.
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Floaters & flashes
Most floaters are harmless. A sudden shower of new floaters or flashes needs an urgent check for a retinal tear.
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Retinal tear
A break in the retina, usually caused by the vitreous gel pulling away. Prompt laser treatment lowers the risk of retinal detachment.
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A common age-related change in which the gel separates from the retina. New symptoms always need a check.
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Epiretinal membrane
A thin layer of scar tissue on the surface of the macula that wrinkles the retina and distorts vision.
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Diabetic retinopathy
Damage to the small blood vessels of the retina from diabetes. Finding it early and treating it helps protect sight.
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Retinal vein occlusion
A blockage in one of the veins draining the retina, causing bleeding and swelling.
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Vitreous haemorrhage
Bleeding into the gel inside the eye, causing sudden haze, dark floaters or loss of vision.
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Vitreomacular traction
The vitreous gel stays stuck to the macula and pulls on it, distorting vision.
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Reducing reliance on glasses
After 40 the focusing lens inside the eye stiffens. Lens-based surgery can reduce how often you need glasses.
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IOL exchange & piggyback lens
Help when a lens implant has not given the result expected, such as the wrong focus or unwanted images.
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Dislocated IOL & sutured lens
Repositioning or replacing a lens implant that has moved, including scleral-fixated and sutured lenses.
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Glaucoma & MIGS
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, usually with raised eye pressure. For suitable people having cataract surgery, MIGS can help lower pressure at the same time.
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Pterygium surgery
A fleshy growth from the white of the eye onto the cornea, common in sunny, outdoor climates.
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Ocular trauma reconstruction
Surgical repair of the eye after injury, from penetrating injuries to foreign bodies inside the eye.
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Ocular oncology
Assessment and monitoring of freckles (naevi) and other growths inside the eye.
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Central serous chorioretinopathy
Fluid collects under the macula, often in adults aged 30–50, blurring or dimming central vision.
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Macular oedema
Swelling of the macula from leaking blood vessels, caused by diabetes, vein occlusion, inflammation or surgery.
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Pathological myopia
High short-sightedness stretches the eye, thinning the retina and raising the risk of tears, detachment and bleeding at the macula.
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Uveitis
Inflammation inside the eye, which can cause a red, painful, light-sensitive eye or new floaters and blur.
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Inherited retinal disease
Genetic conditions such as retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease that gradually affect the retina.
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