These resources are for health professionals to access and download as part of our "confidence in collaborative care" initiatives with our referrer network.
Education Articles
What the MTF? (Modulation Transfer Function)
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Presbyopia multifocal intraocular lenses use ‘tricks of the light’ to increase the range of vision from that afforded by a monofocal IOL. In this article, Dr Madeleine Adams provides a simple primer, comparing the optical functions of these modern optical technologies. Click to see here.
Cataract Surgery in 2022: Extending the Range
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Dr Adams, recently wrote in MiVision, providing an update on refractive cataract surgery, focusing on some of the newer presbyopia correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) available in Australia. Click to see here.
Articles
Doctors should know about isotretinoin-induced dry eye disease
Dr Adams and our medical student Beyas Basu wrote in the Medical Journal of Australia Insight publication about emerging evidence which suggests isotretinoin could cause permanent changes to the tear film of patients, even after stopping the medication. The discrepancy between research and practice suggests that MG changes in isotretinoin-induced DED are not reversible after treatment cessation. Click to see here.
Downloads
Guide to Cataract Surgery
This guide will help patients understand their cataract journey: from their first consultation, to selecting the most suitable lens for their surgery, and what they can to do to help get the best vision outcomes possible.
Dry Eye Disease - A Nutritional Overview
A summary of dietary strategies that may reduce the risk or severity of Dry Eye Disease
Red eyes – red flags
Differential diagnosis and key features of the acute unilateral red eye
Dry eye and meibomian gland dysfunction
Symptoms, causes and treatments of dry eye.
Glaucoma
Open angle and angle closure glaucoma
Other information sheets for download
Chalazion (PDF 76kb)
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) (PDF 99kb)
Eye drops following cataract surgery (PDF 132kb)
Following chalazion surgery (PDF 75kb)
Following lid surgery (Entropion or Ectropion) (PDF 76kb)
Following lid surgery (blepharoplasty) (PDF 74kb)
Following pterygium and conjunctival lesion surgery (PDF 97kb)
Information about your cataract surgery (PDF 98kb)
Injection therapy (intra-vitreal injections) (PDF 191kb)
Laser peripheral iridotomy (PDF 114kb)
Laser (YAG) capsulotomy (PDF 72kb)
Preparation for eye surgery (PDF 73kb)
Primary angle closure and glaucoma (PDF 141kb)
Primary open angle glaucoma (PDF 76kb)
Pterygium, pinguecula and conjunctival lesions (PDF 70kb)
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) (PDF 96kb)
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) (PDF 167kb)
Surgical Transient Surgical Transient Ocular Discomfort Syndrome (STODS) (PDF 76kb)
Treatment with lid hygiene (PDF 386kb)
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