Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Cathedral Eye Clinic is working hard in the background to minimise the risk of patient visual loss by maintaining essential eye care to patients across the Province. We remain accessible at all times to community optometrists to ensure no patients are left without emergency or essential eye care. Following the Royal …
SMILE vs LASIK SMILE vs Lasik: what’s right for you? Whether you are deemed as a suitable candidate for Lasik or SMILE surgery will be determined in Cathedral Eye Clinic’s meticulous pre-assessment examination. This process involves a close examination by an ophthalmologic surgeon, who will use a highly advanced 11-dimension eye scanner to assess the …
What is Amblyopia Amblyopia symptoms are common and well documented. Also known as ‘lazy eye’, amblyopia is an eyesight condition which occurs when one or both eyes struggle to build a strong link with the brain. In a healthy eye, light is focused through the eye upon the retina. The cells in this part of …
Dry Eye Syndrome Dry eye syndrome symptoms are extremely common. Dry eye syndrome is a chronic eye condition, which gradually develops in what is a cumulative effect. In many cases, dry eye syndrome may not offer a total cure. Instead, management of the condition is prioritised, with effective treatment bringing substantially less symptoms, as well …
Oculoplastic Surgery Also known as ophthalmic plastic surgery, oculoplastic surgery is a high-specialised field of medicine which concerns the plastic and reconstructive surgery of the orbit (bony socket), the tear ducts and the eyelids, as well as cosmetic surgery of the brows and eyelids. As a surgical subspecialty of ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery entails the medical …
