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A Noosa eye surgeon is one of only three in Australia offering a cutting-edge technology to improve vision for cataract patients.

Associate Professor Kristopher Rallah-Baker, from Sunshine Coast Ophthalmologists, is also the only one in Queensland piloting the Zeiss Quatera 700.

About 50 per cent of older Australians suffer from cataracts and require cataract surgery.

Cataract is the clouding of the natural lens within the eye, which leads to reduced vision.

Cataract surgery is the most common eye operation performed in Australia and New Zealand and has a high rate of success.  New and emerging technologies aim to improve this even further.

The Zeiss Quatera 700 machine. Picture: www.zeiss.com

The Zeiss Quatera machine represents a new experience in the one of the most important steps in modern cataract surgery — phacoemulsification.

This is where the cataract is broken up using an ultrasonic device and removed from inside the eye.

The new technology improves efficiency and the safety profile of surgery, which results in less time in theatre for patients, a safer operation and potentially quicker recovery.

“This technology enables us to operate on the toughest cataracts and allows us to provide a more efficient procedure.  This can result in quicker recovery for our patients”, Professor Rallah-Baker said.

Phone Sunshine Coast Ophthalmologists at Noosa on (07) 5470 2400 or visit www.sconoosa.com.au for more information.