Advanced Vision Care Staff: Surgeons, Doctors & Nurses
Mr. C T Pillai
Qualification:
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).
• Diploma in Ophthalmology (D.O.) Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow.
• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (FRCS).
• Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCO phth).
• Member of European think tank for Bausch & Lomb and STAAR ICL organisations.
Experience:
Mr C T Pillai is highly experienced and one of the most well respected laser eye surgeons in the UK. He carries out all laser eye surgeries at Advance vision clinic and has gained a reputation for providing exceptional laser eye surgery results. He is well liked by his patients as his amenable manner puts people at ease.
Mr C T Pillai is the founder and director of Advance Vision centre and his vision has seen the practice grow into a clinic that uses only the very latest technology in refractive surgery. His skills combined with the quality of the equipment he uses, means complex patients are often referred into his care from other laser eye surgery centres.
Mr Pillai has worked alongside many pioneering surgeons in both the UK and USA and has gained immense experience in the process. His reputation as a pioneer in laser eye surgery is proved by the fact that he was the first surgeon in the UK to perform bilateral Lasik eye surgery. He is also in a select group of surgeons to hold 2 fellowships; one in refractive surgery the other in corneal surgery.
Professor Martin Filipec
Qualification:
• Member: Czech Ophthalmic Society.
• Member: French Ophthalmic Society.
• Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
• Member: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
• Member: American Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).
• Member: International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).
• Member: European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
• Member: International Ocular Inflammation Society.
Experience:
Professor Martin Filipec is a member of the Advance Vision care medical advisory group and performs Implantable contact lens procedure, refractive lens exchange and Multifocal Intra-ocular lenses. Such procedures are often considered when a patient is not suitable for laser eye surgery.
Professor Martin Filipec is from the Czech Republic and is considered a pioneer in refractive surgery. Having qualified there as a doctor his motivation and determination led him to the USA where he studied at the world renowned Harvard University, eventually becoming a professor.
On returning to Prague he opened his own private eye clinic called Lexum which to this day is still regarded as one of the finest vision correction centres in the Czech Republic.
Dr. Goran Helgason
Qualification:
• Member: Swedish Ophthalmic Society.
• Member: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
• Member: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).
• Member: American Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS).
• Member: International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).
• Member: European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
Experience:
Dr Goran Helgason is a proud member of the Advance Vision Care medical team and he specialises in performing Implantable contact lenses, cataract operations, refractive lens exchange and Multifocal Intra Ocular lenses. Such procedures are often carried out on patients who are unsuitable for laser eye surgery.
Such is his excellence in the field of refractive surgery he has recently been appointed as an international course instructor and medical advisor for STAAR Surgical, a leading manufacturer of ICL lenses. Such is his belief in the benefits of implantable contact lenses he decided to have the surgery himself ridding himself of his glasses in the process!
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