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News and Updates
MetWest Eye Centre is dedicated to bringing you the latest news and updates. Visit this page regularly to keep up to date. MetWest Eye Centre produce a regular E-Newsletter featuring articles and updates, click here sign up to receive our e-mail Newsletter.
Articles in Newsletters
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Anaesthesia techniques for cataract surgery By Dr Henry Liu MB DS, FANZCA, Spring 2005 The vast majority of cataract surgery today are performed under local anaesthesia techniques with some form of sedation as an adjunct, which allows the procedure to be implemented not only as a day stay but also on patients who would otherwise miss out because of their unsuitability to have general anaesthesia. |
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LASIK Laser Eye Surgery By Dr Son Chau-Vo, Autumn 2006 The cornea is a part of the eye that helps focus light to create an image on the retina. It works in much the same way that the lens of a camera focuses light to create an image on film. The bending and focusing of light is also known as refraction. |
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MetWest Goes Green By Jenny Langford, 29/04/2008 The "greening" of MetWest Eye Centre has started. Improved recyling, composting and recycling rainwater all play a part. |
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) By Dr Mark Gorbatov, Summer 2006 Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive, high- resolution method of imaging the retina in cross-section. It allows us to see details within the retina and its relationships to the vitreous and the pigment epithelium, like no modality in the past. Diagnosis can be made more accurately and patients undergoing treatment followed with precision. |
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Pterygium By Dr Robyn Armstrong, Spring 2006 Pterygium is a fibrovascular growth of the conjunctiva, which encroaches onto the cornea, usually located nasally. Although a genetic predisposition is likely, adverse atmospheric factors such as UV light, dust and wind are associated with increased incidence. |
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Retinal Detachment By Dr John Downie, Summer 2002 Retinal detachment is a reasonably common, and treatable, cause of visual loss that affects almost 1% of the population. It must be considered when there is the sudden onset of flashes, floaters, a shadow in the peripheral field of vision, or visual loss. |
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The Watery Eye By Dr Anthony Maloof, Spring 2001 Watery eye, known as epiphora, can occur due to a variety of reasons, but typically occurs due to a poor outflow of tears from the front of the eye down the tear duct. Tears travel from the front of the eye down the upper and lower tear duct, into the tear sac, and then down the nasolacrimal duct into the nose. |
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