Cataract Surgery
The Williamstown Eye Centre provides
a special service for cataract surgery. Dr. Tony Stubbs
employs the latest techniques, including small incision,
sutureless wounds and state-of-the-art foldable lens implants,
which reduce the stress of the procedure, speeds recovery
times and results in crisp, clear vision that approaches
that of a young adult.
Each patient undergoes thorough assessment and checking before
the surgery, with all the crucial measurements being performed
by Dr. Tony Stubbs himself. In some centers, a technician
performs these vital measurements, whereas Dr. Stubbs takes
full responsibility of your care from the first consultation
through to surgery. This provides
an insight into the expected refractive outcome and guarantees
the best possible result. In order to achieve the highest
standard in a world class service, Dr. Stubbs has the latest
equipment, including the Zeiss IOL Master that measures the
length of the eye without any contact. This is now regarded
as the gold standard for length measurements of the eye. He
also performs two separate measurements for the curve of the
cornea, in order to minimise any errors. These results are
then used to calculate the correct implant lens strength,
in order to give the best vision achievable. Most patients
report that they gained improvement in their vision following
surgery that they can only remember having as a young adult.
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Dr. Stubbs uses the current "state of the
art" design implants. That reduce aberrations in the eye, just
like an expensive camera lens improves the quality of
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Dr. Stubbs feels that the long term safety and excellent
results from your cataract surgery are the most important
measure of successful eye surgery.
There is a long tradition in Cataract Surgery, since 1963, when
his father was the first eye surgeon in Australia to regularly
implant intraocular lenses at a stage where most eye surgeons
simply removed the cataractous lens and left the patient with
very thick spectacles that produced poor quality vision and
disabling aberrations. Dr. Stubbs senior contributed to the
world knowledge at international meetings in establishing safe
implant surgery, which all eye surgeons benefit from now.
As technology changes and techniques become more and more
refined, Dr. Tony Stubbs maintains skill levels with regular
attendance at international conferences and regular discussions
with colleagues.
Dr. Tony Stubbs aims to provide vision that is appropriate
to the individual patient’s needs, whether it be playing
golf or bowls, or a patient who spends a great deal of time
reading. Dr. Stubbs listens carefully to every patient’s
lifestyle and circumstances, in order to provide the most
appropriate lens implant result to suit their needs. Furthermore,
the two eyes are carefully balanced so that they complement
each other and provide the greatest range of vision possible,
also employing the latest eye implants to achieve this effect.
Most of Dr. Tony Stubbs’s patients manage day-to-day
vision with little or no dependence on glasses. Poor lighting
conditions and fine work, of course, will require glasses
and arrangements are made for this following surgery.
Where would I have Surgery?
Dr. Stubbs offers privately insured patients care at The Freemasons
Hospital, where the best equipment and nursing staff help
provide the highest standard of care.
For those who are self-insured, Dr. Stubbs can provide surgery
as a private patient at The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear
Hospital for a greatly reduced rate. This has the benefit
of having your own surgeon, performing your measurements and
providing surgery within a few weeks of your clinic appointment.
The same high standards of care are used at The Eye &
Ear Hospital.
Many patients with strong glasses also have astigmatism and
Dr. Stubbs has a special interest in correcting astigmatism.
In order to thoroughly assess the eye, Dr. Stubbs performs
corneal topography, which makes a relief map of the surface
of the cornea, much like a geographical map of a mountain
range. Everybody’s cornea is unique and by performing
corneal topography, Dr. Stubbs is better able to understand
how he can optimise the outcome from cataract and refractive
surgery.
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