FAQs

Intravitreal injection is an injection into the vitreous. This is the jelly like substance in the eye. Aflibercept(Eylea) and
ranibizumab(Lucentis) are used  for the treatment of subfoveal choroidal
neovascularisation due to age-related macular degeneration.

Dr John Gioulekas operates at the new St John of God Hospital in Berwick. The Hospital is  situated at 75 Kangan Drive, Berwick 3806 opposite Casey Public Hospital. The Hospital Phone number is 03 8784 5000. Parking is available at the hospital.

Most cataract surgery is performed as day surgery. You will be in hospital for about 2 to 3 hours. This will also vary with the time of your admission and complexity of surgery.

Dr Gioulekas operates electively every second Tuesday all day and once a month all day on a Thursday. The hospital does have facilities for overnight stay if patients require it for medical reasons or patients who live a long distance from Berwick. The hospital  now has an Intensive Care Unit(ICU) and a High Dependency Unit(HDU).

Yes. With a valid referral you can claim the consultation fee from Medicare. The staff can usually assist you with regards to online claiming.

Our new location will have 10 car parking spaces just for our patients. There are also numerous 2-hour car parking spots on Gloucester avenue just in front of our practice.

Most new patients will require dilating drops for the initial examination. Diabetics attending for annual review will require dilating drops and some Glaucoma patients as well. Some patients with other ocular conditions may also require dilating drops. Patients who require special imaging such as OCT scans may also need dilation to obtain good quality images. This can blur the vision for up to 2 hours. It is strongly recommended you bring a driver or make alternative arrangements if you are having dilating drops.