Optical Express Staff: Surgeons, Doctors & Nurses

Qualification:

MBChb
MMedOphth
Member: General Medical Council (GMC).
Member: Ophthalmological Society of South Africa.
Member: South African Cataract and Refractive Surgery Society.

Experience:

Mr Andre Oberholster is a fully trained refractive surgeon who has carried out over 23,000 laser eye surgeries to date. He is an ophthalmic surgeon for Optical express and is well regarded in the field of laser eye surgery. He is a member of various professional bodies and his skills and knowledge are assessed annually by the International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB).

Mr Andre Oberholster is South African and graduated from the University of Pretoria in 1984 with a masters degree in Medicine. He spent 2 years at the Military Hospital of Pretoria in the Ophthalmology Department before training to become a general practitioner which took him six years. Mr Andre Oberholster decided to return to ophthalmology and after 5 years of training at University of Stellenbosch he obtained his Masters Degree in Ophthalmology (MMed Ophth) in 1997. Over the past ten years he has spent time working at the Bristol Eye hospital and the Cape Eye Hospital.