PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt

Posted on June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

What is PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt surgery? The PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt is a small tube about 8mm long that is inserted into the eye to help reduce the eye pressure or the need for glaucoma medications. It is made of a soft, flexible material that fits to the curve of your eye and can remain in plac...

Retinal Detachments

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

What is the retina? The retina is a thin, light-sensitive tissue that lines the inside of the back of our eyes. When we view an object, light is focused on the retina after passing through the cornea, pupil and lens. Thereafter the light image is focused on the retina by impulses that travel thro...

Liezl Malgas

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Corneal Crosslinking

Posted on November 6, 2019June 3, 2024 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Corneal Crosslinking is a procedure performed to stop the progression of corneal thinning. Corneal diseases such as keratoconus, ectasia, pellucid marginal degeneration, etc. can be treated in this manner. The cornea needs a minimum thickness of 400um and it is therefore crucial to diagnose thes...

Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Age-related Macular Degeneration

Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment in patients over the age of 60 years. AMD and cardiovascular disease are both age-related illnesses; given the similarity between the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and AMD-related drusen, there have be...

Glaucoma and its treatment

Posted on August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Glaucoma is a condition of high pressure in the eyeball and is one of the most common causes of preventable blindness in the world. This leads to a reduced visual field and loss of sight, and if not treated, may lead to blindness. When the small channels that drain the fluid (aqueous humour) fr...

Epiretinal Membrane (ERM)

Posted on January 24, 2018March 3, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

What is an ERM? An epiretinal membrane is whereby a thin sheet of fibrocellular tissue develops on the inner surface of the retina.The retina is a thin, light-sensitive tissue that lines the inside of the back of our eyes. When we view an object, light is focused on the retina after passing throu...

Macular Holes

Posted on January 12, 2018March 3, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

What is a macular hole? A macular hole is when the macula has a small “break”. The macula is in the retina’s center, it provides sharp, central vision. A macular hole can cause vision to be blurry and distorted. What causes a macular hole? The “middle” gel like-consistency is called th...

Retinal Detachments

Posted on January 12, 2018February 27, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm

Posted on December 12, 2017March 3, 2023 by Dr Lynette Venter Website

Benign Essential Blepharospasm What is Benign Essential Blepharospasm? Blepharospasm, a form of dystonia, is a chronic, remitting, bilateral, forcible closure of the eyelids. It is variably progressive neurologic dysfunction in the motor control center of the brain. It is due to involuntary muscl...

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PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt

Retinal Detachments

Liezl Malgas

Corneal Crosslinking

Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Age-related Macular Degeneration

Glaucoma and its treatment

Epiretinal Membrane (ERM)

Macular Holes

Retinal Detachments

Blepharospasm and Hemifacial Spasm