Cataract Surgery Consultations in Wonthaggi
Cataract assessments at Bass Coast Eye Centre in Wonthaggi. Public surgery at Wonthaggi Hospital; private surgery at Northpark Private Hospital, Bundoora.
Dr Ross MacIntyre consults at Bass Coast Eye Centre in Wonthaggi, providing cataract surgery assessments and follow-up care for patients in the Gippsland region, South Gippsland, and the Bass Coast. Public cataract surgery is performed at Wonthaggi Hospital, and private cataract surgery at Northpark Private Hospital in Bundoora. Pre-operative consultations, biometry, and post-operative reviews are conducted at Bass Coast Eye Centre, meaning most of your care can be managed locally without travelling to Melbourne.
About Dr Ross MacIntyre
Dr Ross MacIntyre is a subspecialist ophthalmologist with fellowship training in cornea, complex cataract, and refractive surgery from the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. He has personally performed 7,000+ cataract surgeries using phacoemulsification since 2007, including routine and complex cases. He holds FRANZCO and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He is a RANZCO RACE Examiner and Examiner in Chief for the Melbourne Clinical Examination and holds a public appointment in the Cornea Unit at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.
For more on cataract surgery experience and the relationship between surgical volume and outcomes, see the companion article. For detail on intraocular lens options, the full guide is available on corneaeyedoctor.com.
Cataract Surgery at Bass Coast Eye Centre
Dr MacIntyre consults at Bass Coast Eye Centre in Wonthaggi for cataract surgery assessments. Your consultation will include a full examination of your eyes, measurement of your visual acuity, assessment of the cataract, and biometry to calculate the power of your lens implant. The full range of intraocular lens options is available including standard monofocal lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism, extended depth of focus lenses, and trifocal lenses.
Public surgery is performed at Wonthaggi Hospital. Private surgery is performed at Northpark Private Hospital in Bundoora; private patients usually need two to three visits to Wonthaggi (pre-operative consultation and post-operative reviews) with the surgery itself in Bundoora. This arrangement minimises travel for Gippsland patients while ensuring surgery is performed in an accredited private hospital with a dedicated ophthalmic theatre.
For guidance on what to expect at your consultation, including what measurements are taken and what questions to ask, see the consultation guide. For guidance on cataract surgery recovery, the full guide is available on corneaeyedoctor.com.
How to Book
A referral from your GP or optometrist is required. Referrals should be addressed to Dr Ross MacIntyre, Bass Coast Eye Centre, Wonthaggi VIC 3995. Contact Bass Coast Eye Centre on (03) 5672 4300.
Intravitreal injections, retinal laser and glaucoma laser are also available at Bass Coast Eye Centre. Optometrists and GPs can find referral information for all services.
For how care works across both locations, see Eye Care in Bundoora and Wonthaggi: How It Works.
Dr Ross MacIntyre MD FRANZCO
- ✓ Fellowship, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins
- ✓ Corneal Fellowship, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- ✓ FRANZCO, Fellow RANZCO
- ✓ Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology
- ✓ RANZCO RACE Examiner since 2019, Examiner in Chief Melbourne
- ✓ Consultant Ophthalmologist, Cornea Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- ✓ 7,000+ cataract surgeries using phacoemulsification since 2007
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Book a Cataract Consultation in Wonthaggi
Consulting at Bass Coast Eye Centre, Wonthaggi. A GP or optometrist referral is required.