Sudden loss of vision, a curtain or a shower of new floaters? Call (07) 5612 5200, or after hours go to Gold Coast University Hospital emergency.
Dr Travers WeaverCataract & Vitreoretinal Surgeon
Northern NSW clinic

Ophthalmologist in Tweed Heads

Dr Travers Weaver, cataract and retina surgeon, consults at Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, for patients across the Tweed and Northern NSW.

Address

56 Wharf Street

Tweed Heads NSW 2485

Directions (Google Maps)
Phone

(07) 5612 5222

Fax referrals (07) 5612 5225

Hours

Monday to Friday

8:00am–5:00pm, by appointment

The Tweed Heads rooms at 56 Wharf Street, with parking out front
The Tweed Heads rooms at 56 Wharf Street, with parking out front
Reception at the Tweed Heads rooms
Reception at the Tweed Heads rooms
Waiting room at the Tweed Heads rooms
Waiting room at the Tweed Heads rooms
Consulting room with slit lamp at the Tweed Heads rooms
Consulting room with slit lamp at the Tweed Heads rooms
Street-level entrance to the Tweed Heads rooms
Street-level entrance to the Tweed Heads rooms
At this clinic

Conditions and treatments

Consultations, eye imaging (OCT, wide-field photography, angiography and visual fields), injections and laser. Surgery is performed at nearby hospitals.

Cataract surgeryClouding of the natural lens. Surgery replaces it with a clear lens…Retinal detachmentThe retina lifts away from the back of the eye. It is an emergency, and…Macular degenerationAffects the centre of your retina, which you use for reading, faces and…Macular holeA small hole in the centre of the retina. It blurs and distorts central…Floaters & flashesMost floaters are harmless. A sudden shower of new floaters or flashes…Retinal tearA break in the retina, usually caused by the vitreous gel pulling away.…Diabetic retinopathyDamage to the small blood vessels of the retina from diabetes. Finding…Laser treatmentsYAG laser capsulotomy, laser peripheral iridotomy, selective laser…Intravitreal injectionsMedicine placed directly into the eye to treat macular degeneration,…

Getting here

  • Street-level, purpose-built rooms
  • Two-hour parking on Wharf Street; all-day parking in McGregor Crescent and Florence Street
  • Buses 700, 760 and 768 stop at Tweed Mall (4-minute walk); Surfside 602 and 603 stop nearby

Where surgery is performed

  • Tweed Day Surgery, Tweed Heads
  • Murwillumbah District Hospital, public cataract & pterygium
  • Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, public

Also consulting at Robina.

Patients come from Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, Banora Point, Kingscliff, Pottsville, Murwillumbah, Currumbin, Palm Beach and the Tweed Valley. A referral from your GP or optometrist is needed to claim Medicare rebates. For a sudden shower of floaters, flashes or a shadow in your vision, call (07) 5612 5222 the same day, or after hours go to the emergency department at Gold Coast University Hospital.

Book at Tweed Heads

Call the rooms or send an enquiry. A referral from your GP or optometrist is needed for Medicare rebates.

Call (07) 5612 5222 Send an enquiry