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Southern Cross Invercargill Hospital - Ophthalmology (Eye Surgery)

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    Southern Cross' Invercargill hospital was originally established in 1919.  It was bequeathed to Southern Cross in 1992 - and a new hospital was built and completed in August 1994.

    The hospital is a top class facility in a very pleasant inner city location, situated opposite Queens Park.
     
    Our hospital offers patients quality care and features comfortable patient rooms with pleasant surroundings and close by cafes for family and support people to access.

    Our promise is a quality-driven and friendly service and we offer our patients excellent, modern facilities, and access to a range of elective surgical and specialist services including general surgery, gynaecological surgery, breast surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, gastroenterology and endoscopy services, urology and vascular surgery.

    Practitioners

    • Dr Nicholas Johnston

      Dr Nicholas Johnston

      Ophthalmologist
    • Dr Brett Rogers

      Dr Brett Rogers

      Ophthalmologist
    • Dr Mark Rudel

      Dr Mark Rudel

      Ophthalmologist
    Procedures

    Cataract

    A tiny incision is made in your eye and the cataract is broken up into small pieces using ultrasound vibrations. Once all the pieces have been removed, an artificial lens is implanted into your eye.

    Corneal Surgery

    Laser Refractive Surgery: LASIK and PRK laser treatments are used to correct refractive or focusing errors by reshaping the cornea.

    Keratoplasty (Corneal Transplant): the damaged cornea is removed and replaced with one from a donor.

    Glaucoma

    Treatment is aimed at improving drainage of the excess fluid in the eye.

    Laser Surgery: there are several different glaucoma laser techniques, but all involve aiming a laser beam into the eye which you will see as a bright light, similar to a camera flash.

    Trabeculectomy: this is a surgical procedure in which a tiny hole is made in the sclera (white of the eye) that provides an alternative fluid drainage pathway.

    Ptosis Surgery

    This procedure typically involves making a small cut (incision) in the fold of the upper eyelid and shortening or reattaching the stretched or weakened eyelid lifting muscle.

    Retinal Surgery

    Laser: can be used to mend tears, seal leaking blood vessels or reattach minor retinal detachments.

    Cryopexy (freezing): can be used to mend tears, seal leaking blood vessels or reattach minor retinal detachments.

    Vitrectomy: tiny incisions (cuts) are made in the white of your eye and the jelly-like substance (vitreous) in the back of your eye is removed.

    Squints (Strabismus)

    An incision (cut) is made in the lining of the eye (the clear film that covers the eyeball). The squint is corrected by repositioning the weak muscle or muscles from their original position to a new position on the eyeball.

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