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TROPIC • HEALTH

Staff at Cairns Day Surgery following a successful retinal surgery

Welcome sight a level of expertise previously not The Cairns Day Surgery facility
has also installed the latest high-
available here. “I’m extremely
supportive of the increased specialised resolution microscopes from Zeiss
EXPERT CARE
services to the region for patients and a state-of-the-art high-speed
Retinal surgery is now being who otherwise would have to travel to vitrectomy machine and lasers
performed at Cairns Day receive this care,” he said. from Alcon.
Surgery by two new The Specialists
experienced surgeons.

Words: Renee Cluff
Eyes are such a vulnerable and
sensitive area of the body, so it’s
comforting to know Cairns patients
are now being treated by two of the
DR MICHAEL HOGDEN DR MARK DONALDSON
Michael Hogden is a retinal After graduating from university with
specialist with subspecialty first class honours in Medicine and
I’m extremely supportive training in the medical and surgical Surgery, Dr Mark Donaldson was
of the increased management of disorders of awarded the Cedric Cohen medal and

specialised services to the the vitreous, retina and macula. the John Parr Prize for the highest
score in Australia and New Zealand
He received a scholarship for
region for patients who Fellowship training in medical for the Part I entrance examination
otherwise would have to retina and vitreoretinal surgery for the Royal Australian & New
Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
at the Oxford and Bristol Eye
travel to receive this care Hospitals and also travelled to the After completing his ophthalmology
United States, where he pursued training, he accepted a Fellowship
Ben Tooth additional international retinal in Retina and Vitreous Surgery at the
Ramsay Health
Cairns training at Vitreous Retina Macula prestigious Mayo Clinic in the United
Consultants of New York and the States, which was followed by a stint
best surgeons in the country. The Edward S Harkness Eye Institute in New York for a Fellowship in
highly-trained and acclaimed Doctors at Columbia University. Dr Hogden Vitreo-Retinal and Macular Surgery.
Mark Donaldson and Michael Hogden holds a public appointment as a Upon returning to Australia he opened
travel to Cairns from Brisbane each Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon a private practice and also holds a
month to consult and operate. They at the Princess Alexandra Hospital public appointment at the Princess
specialise in a range of diseases and and is a Senior Lecturer at the Alexandra Hospital. Dr Donaldson is
disorders of the retina, vitreous and University of Queensland. He also a senior lecturer at the
macula from detachments and tears to consults at Cairns Eye and Laser University of Queensland. He consults
vein occlusions and complex cataract Centre and Terrace Eye Centre at Cairns Eye Surgery and Terrace Eye
conditions. Ramsay Health Cairns in Brisbane. Centre in Brisbane.
CEO Ben Tooth said they’re delivering
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