FAQs

Appointment

- While a referral is not legally required to book a consultation, a valid referral from your GP or optometrist allows you to claim Medicare rebates for your consultation and diagnostic testing.
- Please bring your valid GP or optometrist referral letter, Medicare card, private health insurance details, current glasses or contact lens prescriptions, and a list of current medications.
- We often need to dilate your pupils with eye drops during your exam to view the back of your eye. Dilated pupils cause temporary light sensitivity and blurred vision lasting 4 to 6 hours, so we recommend arranging alternative transportation home.

- Surgery is recommended when cataracts cause cloudy vision, glare, light sensitivity, or difficulty reading and driving that can no longer be corrected with glasses.
- Most patients experience improved vision within 24 to 48 hours. Full visual recovery and eye healing typically take about 4 to 6 weeks, during which you will use prescribed antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drops.

- Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition where the cornea thins and bulges into a cone shape, distorting vision. Early stages are managed with specialized lenses, while progressive cases are treated with Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking (CXL) to strengthen and stabilize the cornea.
- CXL uses ultraviolet light and vitamin B2 (riboflavin) drops to strengthen corneal tissue and prevent keratoconus progression. The procedure is performed under local anesthetic drops, with minor discomfort manageable via prescribed eye drops and pain relief for 2 to 3 days post-treatment.
- A corneal transplant (graft) is recommended when the cornea becomes severely scarred, diseased, or swollen, and non-surgical or preventative treatments can no longer restore adequate vision.

- Suitability depends on your corneal thickness, prescription stability, age, and general eye health. Patients with thin corneas or high prescriptions who are unsuited for laser surgery may be ideal candidates for ICLs or refractive lens exchange.
- Yes, laser vision correction permanently reshapes the cornea. However, it does not prevent normal age-related visual changes, such as presbyopia (needing reading glasses past age 40–45) or future cataract development.

- Intravitreal injections deliver medication directly into the eye to treat conditions like wet age-related macular degeneration or diabetic macular edema. Local anesthetic drops are applied prior to the procedure to ensure minimal to no pain during the injection.
- Monitoring frequency varies depending on disease activity. Active cases undergoing anti-VEGF therapy may require monthly to quarterly visits, whereas stable conditions are monitored every 6 to 12 months using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scanning.