Welcome to Bense Eye Centre

Welcome to the most comprehensive eye centre in NL. Are you ready for cataract surgery and wish to be spectacle free? We are proud to announce that we are the only private cataract centre in NL that offers the latest implant technology to restore near and far vision to patients after cataract surgery in our refractive surgery procedure called RLE (Refractive Lens Exchange).

Our medical clinic features some of the most sophisticated Diagnostic and Therapeutic equipment available anywhere, including:

• OCT (Ocular Coherence Tomography) Stratus-3 Analyzer
• Zeiss Fundus Photography
• Testing for Contrast Sensitivity
• Humphries’s Visual Field Analyzer
• ETDRS acuities
• SLT laser for glaucoma
• Argon laser for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
• Very well equipped operating room for cataract surgery

We have an ambulatory surgical centre in Elizabeth Towers that is certified by CAAASF which is fully equipped to do state-of-the-art cataract and RLE surgery, blade-free C02 laser eyelid surgery and so forth.

Medical Eye Services

Macular Degeneration (AMD) Diagnosis and Treatment

Dr. Bense has always had the interest, insight and fellowship, sub-specialty training to treat and visually restore the sight in people who suffer from Macular Degeneration and other sight threatening maladies.

Since his retina fellowship days, he has been on the forefront of treating such diseases as AMD, Diabetic Macular Disease and other retino-vascular diseases and has now established the only private comprehensive medical site to diagnose and treat AMD in a state-of-the-art fashion in this province.

These facilities include superb diagnostics like the all-new OCT unit, Zeiss Fundus Photography and treatments options that include:

• Visudyne Therapy
• Avastin Therapy
• Macugen Therapy
• Lucentis Therapy
• And much more

Glaucoma Assessment and Treatment

The Bense Eye Centre manages a large practice for all aspects of the assessment and treatment of glaucoma.

• Glaucoma assessments (initial interview and follow-ups)
• State-of-the-art Perimetry (Humphries Perimeter)
• OCT (Stratus-3)
• Zeiss Fundus Photography
• Gonioscopy
• Pachymetry
• Medical glaucoma management
• ALT & SLT laser treatment (performed at the Bense Eye Centre)

Please contact the Bense Eye Centre if you have any questions about these diagnostics and specialized treatments.

Glaucoma Services

Diagnosing Glaucoma
i. Visual Fields
ii. OCT
iii. Pachymetry
iv. Clinical Examination

Treating Glaucoma
v. Medication
vi. Laser (ALT/SLT)
vii. Other

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR): Assessment and Treatment

Diabetic retinopathy occurs in people with diabetes mellitus. It can be an aggressive disease and threaten ones sight or can be a very mild affair.

All diabetics need regular evaluations by their ophthalmologists and optometrists, and when the need arises, they can be given laser treatment by their ophthalmologists. In certain circumstances, patients are sent to a retina specialist like Dr. Bense for an opinion regarding complex laser treatments.

Please contact the Bense Eye Centre if you have any questions regarding your diabetic eye status.

In addition to lasers, Dr. Bense uses all the latest drugs available to treat diabetic macular edema such as:

• Kenalog (IVTA)
• Macugen
• Avastin
• Lucentis
• Other treatments

Now with our OCT and Zeiss camera, we can assess diabetic retinopathy to the maximum and advise patients on the best treatment option to try and restore their sight.

Diabetic Services

Diagnosing Ocular Complications of Diabetes
i. OCT
ii. Fluorescein Angiography
iii. Clinical Examination

Treating Diabetic Retinopathy
iv. Thermal Laser
v. Macugen
vi. Avastin
vii. Lucentis
viii. IVTA (Kenalog)

Cataract Services

Diagnosing cataract issues as a quality of life issue:
i. Wavefront Diagnostics
ii. Pentacam Topography Testing
iii. Contrast Sensitivity Testing
iv. Snellen and ETDRS acuity testing

Treating Cataracts: with RLE (Refractive Lens Exchange)
i. People ready for cataract surgery but want RLE to have a spectacle-free end result
ii. RLE is done purely for the refractive value of the surgery: cataracts present are removed in these clients as a by-product of the surgery
iii. Patients with extreme nearsightedness, or farsightedness

LASIK after Cataract Surgery or after Corneal Transplant Surgery

RLE (Refractive Lens Exchange) or Clear Lens Extraction (CLE)

Introduction

Are you scheduled for cataract surgery but dread the idea of needing glasses or contacts after your hospital-based procedure?

Your wait is over!

Likewise, although laser refractive surgeries like iLASIK are the most widely used alternatives for surgically correcting focusing problems, a procedure known as refractive lensectomy, refractive lens exchange, or clear lens extraction, provides another option.

It is an option for people with very higher levels of nearsightedness or farsightedness and for people who have cataracts but dread the thought of wearing glasses afterwards. In addition, people in their middle years may appreciate the dual advantage of an RLE procedure: Not only will it correct nearsightedness or farsightedness but it also prevents any future need for cataract surgery ever again: a permanent solution!

Unlike other methods of refractive surgery, which alter the shape of the cornea, an RLE changes the focusing power of the lens within the eye. During RLE the eye's natural lens is removed and replaced by a lens implant, which has been selected to compensate for the eye's refractive problems. In effect, the lens implant acts like a permanent contact lens within the eye, but one which can only provide a fixed range of focus rather than multiple ranges of focus.

We offer multi-focal implants not generally available in Canadian hospitals. These lenses use space-aged technology but cost a lot more than those provided free of charge in hospitals: $44 for a hospital implant compared to up to $1400 for an accommodative implant per eye. You have a choice.

Just call us for details. Dr. Bense has performed many thousands of successful implant surgeries since 1986.

Other Sub-Specialty Services

• Botox for Excess sweating anywhere (Hyperhydrosis)
• Punctal plugs
• Therapeutic Contact lenses
• PTK laser for Corneal Scars, Recurrent Corneal Erosions and Dystrophies
• Laser PTK for severe astigmatism following corneal transplant surgery
• PRK for Keratoconus
• Diagnosing Keratoconus with Pentacam Topography Testing, Wavefront diagnostics, etc.
• Astigmatism treatments: RLE, AK, Contacts, INTACS, Collagen X-linking

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