In this article, Melissa Shedden from Body + Soul, speaks with Dr Rick Wolfe about the different eye conditions and the treatments available to help you see clearly.Read more

In a recent article titled “Customised Laser Refractive Treatments for Better Patient Outcomes”, published in the mivision journal, Dr Rick Wolfe discusses how "customisation seeks to not only correct refractive error, but to improve the optics of the eye and the quality of vision”. He analyses the results of the conventional laser treatments, as well as SMILE, and assesses how they compare with the latest customised LASIK treatment: Topographic-Guided (Contoura Vision) treatment.Read more

On 30th May, our team at Peninsula Eye Centre proudly hosted the “Clinical Update 2017” event to our local optometrists.Read more

We were recently delighted to treat racing driver, Dylan Young, at VISTAeyes Laser Eye Clinic. Dylan, a home grown Melbourne boy, is one of only a handful of Australian racing drivers competing internationally on the pathway to Formula 1.Read more

After years of clinging to contact lens drops for dear life, Women’s Health beauty editor, Ashleigh Austen, was ready to give laser eye surgery a go.Read more

In a recent article titled “LASIK: Why Doing Better is Important”, published in the mivision journal, I discuss why “LASIK should aim to improve vision in every measurable and subjective way”. In this article, I analyse the results of the standard, non-customised Wavefront Optimised LASIK treatment and assess how they compare with the new customised LASIK treatments: Wavefront Guided and Topographic-Guided (Contoura procedure).Read more

SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction), also referred to as ‘keyhole laser eye surgery’ is a new treatment for short-sightedness (myopia). SMILE uses only one of the lasers we use in LASIK; the femtosecond laser and not the excimer laser. Instead of creating a flap, as we do in LASIK, it cuts out a sliver of tissue (a lenticule) from within the cornea.Read more

The AUSCRS’s sister society, APACRS (Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons), held its annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia, on 27-30 July 2016.Read more

20 years ago, my friend, Graham Barrett, and I founded the Australian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (AUSCRS) Association. We formed AUSCRS to provide ophthalmologists with the first organised forum of its kind in Australia. 20 meetings later and AUSCRS has become the go-to place and the peak body for cataract and refractive surgery education.Read more

I was recently honoured to be invited to speak at the SynergEYES conference held in Sydney...Read more

As a ‘Partner in Sight’ of The Eye Surgeons’ Foundation, I am proud to be supporting JulEYE, which aims to raise community awareness of eye health issues ...Read more

In a recent article titled “IOL Surgery Astigmatism Elimination”, published in the mivision journal, Dr Rick Wolfe discusses a new paradigm in IOL surgery: astigmatism elimination rather than astigmatism reduction. “A quiet revolution has occurred in intraocular lens (IOL) surgery. It has come not from one remarkable development, but rather from a fortunate confluence of several. For me, this is the most exciting thing to happen in IOL surgery and one I am privileged to be a part of.” Dr Rick Wolfe writes.Read more

The Australian Consumers Association's Choice magazine has recently published an article titled “A guide to laser eye surgery”. The article looks at laser eye surgery procedures, costs, outcomes and potential risks to help you choose the right option.Read more

At the 2015 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, Eric Donnenfeld, MD, addresses the myths, misconceptions and realities of LASIK surgery by using an evidence-based approach and evaluates upcoming advancements.Read more

A recent study, published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery, examines the prevalence of laser corneal refractive surgery (laser vision correction [LVC]) among ophthalmologists who perform these procedures and to assess the willingness of these ophthalmologists to recommend LVC to immediate family members.Read more

A recent article, published in the mivision journal, assesses the results of four studies which examine trifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) for treatment of presbyopia. The article explains that whilst classic multifocal IOLs are bifocal and dependant on two focal points (representing far and near working distances), lens designers have recently introduced a third focal point in the IOL optic aimed at providing better visual acuity at the intermediate distance while maintaining good far and near vision. Clinical Associate Professor Michael Lawless and Dr Rick Wolfe provide their comments on the evidence of trifocal IOLs for presbyopes.Read more

A recent article, published in the mivision journal, looks at human clinical trials which will determine whether people are able to have the colour of their eyes permanently changed from brown to blue using a Stroma laser procedure. In this article, Dr Rick Wolfe provides his comments on this procedure.Read more

In a recent article, published in the mivision journal, Dr Rick Wolfe assesses the future of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (LACS) using an evidence-based approach.Read more