Our team are highly trained specialists in their fields, dedicated to delivering superior eye care.
Our support staff are on hand to make your visit as pleasant as possible and to ensure you receive the highest level of attention. Book your appointment and see the difference.
Dr Eugene Hollenbach
Refractive Cataract Surgery, Oculoplastics and Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery, Medical Retina and Macular Disease and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Dr. Hollenbach is dedicated to advancing his expertise across a variety of topics, and regularly delivers lectures on Refractive Cataract Surgery, Diabetic Eye Disease, Age Related Macular Degeneration, Eyelid & Cosmetic Surgery and Dry Eye.
I work in private practice in the fields of Cataract Surgery (including Refractive Lens Surgery) & in Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgery & in the field of Diabetic Eye Disease & Age Related Macular Degeneration. In addition, I run specialised clinics in Dry Eye and Neuro-Ophthalmology.
I am an expert Cataract Surgeon performing more than 300 surgeries of this kind per year & have extensive experience in Implantation of Multifocal Intraocular Lenses, both in the setting of Cataract, as well as in the treatment for Presbyopia. My aim is for full spectacle independence for my patients, or in other words, not having to wear glasses at all.
As a fully trained Subspecialist Oculoplastic Surgeon I have a particular passion & interest in Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery and in my role as a Cosmetic Surgeon with Preface, I perform hundreds of Blepharoplasty type procedures & brow lifts every year. I have been trained in Fat Transfer Techniques, Traditional Face Lifting & Thread Lifting. Patients are directed to me from all over Northern Central NSW for these sorts of treatments. As well as the Cosmetic focus, I have had extensive training in Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery, including periocular skin cancer, lacrimal surgery (including surgery for watery eyes due to tear duct obstruction) & Orbital Surgery.
I am also passionate about providing Ophthalmic Care in developing and underprivileged communities and have performed eye surgeries and trained local Ophthalmologists in Myanmar (previously Burma), Katherine and surrounding areas in the NT.
Dr Alastair Gittos
FRANZCO, MBChB, BHB, AHPRA – Specialist registration
Dr Gittos is an Australian trained Ophthalmic Surgeon, and a subspecialist in both Oculoplastic Surgery and Ocular Oncology. Dr Gittos completed his training in general medicine at the University of Auckland School of Medicine and then trained as a specialist Ophthalmic Surgeon with the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists.
Following this he worked for seven years at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital London, completing subspecialty fellowships in Oculoplastic Surgery (two years) and subsequently Ocular Oncology (three years), training directly under some the most internationally acclaimed specialists in their field. He also worked as a Consultant Oculoplastic Surgeon for a period of one year at Moorfields independently managing tertiary referrals from throughout the United Kingdom. Further experience was gained working in other departments including Medical Retina, Glaucoma and Cataract Surgery, between subspecialty fellowships.
Dr Gittos subsequently worked for a period of fourteen years as a full time Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in the British public sector. In addition to cosmetic and reconstructive oculoplastic surgery, he amassed considerable further experience and expertise in cataract surgery, the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, surgery for pterygium and the management of ocular surface tumours.
Dr Gittos has now returned to Australia and joined Newcastle Eye Centre in Bolton St, also consulting at Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay and Maitland. He also holds a public appointment at the John Hunter Hospital.
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