At Hobart Eye Surgeons, you can be sure that your needs will be looked after. We offer Laser Cataract Surgery – LenSx, Glaucoma treatment, Diabetic Eye Screening treatment, Macular Degeneration treatment, Children’s eye services, Oculoplastic surgery and Vitreoretinal services. Before you see your specialist we’ll ask you to fill in some paperwork and we’ll do some preliminary tests on your eyes. You should expect to be here for approximately two hours. (Of course, we always do our best but sometimes delays can occur.) If you can’t keep your appointment, please try to give us at least 24 hours notice. Hobart Eye Surgeons is located at two convenient locations. Our Hobart clinic is at 182 Argyle Street, Hobart and our Eastern Shore clinic is at Level 1,11 Bayfield Street, Rosny Park. Our sister practice, the Tasmanian Cataract Clinic is located on the 4th floor of 8 Elizabeth Street Hobart. Clinical Associate Professor Paul McCartneyFRANZCO, FRACS, FRCOphth (UK)Cataract, Glaucoma & General OphthalmologyProf. McCartney graduated from Medicine from the University of Tasmania in 1983 and trained in Ophthalmology at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney under Professor Fred Hollows.He has been head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Royal Hobart Hospital and has held an honorary academic appointment at the University of Tasmania since 1992. He was appointed Clinical Associate Professor in 2011.Paul has always expressed strong clinical interests in cataract, corneal and refractive surgery. This has led him to continuously seek the best technologies in terms of intraocular lenses and cataract surgery techniques. As a result, he is invited to teach and demonstrate surgery internationally. He has performed live cataract surgery in India in 2009 and in Sydney at the International Conference of Ophthalmologists in 1990 before an audience of 1,000 fellow international ophthalmologists.Paul’s research interests include advancements in specialised intraocular lens use in cataract surgery and the genetics of glaucoma. Paul has a long involvement in providing eye services to needy remote communities. He has worked as a volunteer ophthalmologist in communities in the Torres Strait Islands and Fiji, and since 2003 with the East Timor Eye Programme, treating local people and assisting in training local ophthalmologists.Paul founded Hobart Eye Surgeons, a private practice in general ophthalmology in 1998. He is the principal of this practice which has developed into an innovative team of highly skilled and trained ophthalmologists. Hobart Eye Surgeons now offers a comprehensive range of leading diagnostic technology and provides professional medical and surgical ophthalmic care in purpose- fitted facilities with patient comfort and consideration in mind. In 2014 Tasmanian Cataract Clinic was incorporated into Hobart Eye Surgeons.
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