Kate Rattray
Laser Sight, Tasmania, Australia
Lower Level - 182 Argyle Street
Hobart
TAS 7000
Australia
Ph 1800 00 EYES (3937)
Accreditations: BMed Sci, MBBS (Hons), FRANZCO
Dr Kate Rattray has returned home from specialist LASIK training in Canada, to practice with Hobart Eye Surgeons.
Kate was born in Tasmania, and studied Medicine at the University of Tasmania where she graduated with First Class Honours and several awards and prizes. Kate studied Ophthalmology both in the UK, and at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and then went on to complete a fellowship (advanced training) in Glaucoma.
After working as a Consultant Ophthalmologist in Melbourne, Kate spent a 6 month fellowship at the Gimbel Eye Centre in
Calgary, Canada, a world renowned Cataract and Refractive (LASIK) surgical centre. Here, Kate was trained by some of the world pioneers in LASIK and PRK, Dr Howard Gimbel and Dr John van Westenbrugge.
Dr Gimbel has been awarded "one of the 25 Most Influential Ophthalmologists of the 20th Century" by his peers.
Dr John van Westenbrugge performed Canada's first Excimer Laser PRK and has performed over 18,000 laser surgeries. With such distinguished and experienced teachers, Dr Rattray gained an extremely thorough and comprehensive experience in LASIK and PRK surgery.
Kate has been involved in International Glaucoma Trials, Genetic Research and has recently been working on changes in corneal curvature with cataract surgery. Kate has also worked as a volunteer Ophthalmologist with a team of Australian and New Zealand Doctors in Tonga in 2006.
Dr Rattray understands that undertaking laser refractive surgery is an important decision, and gives her patients all the time they need, to fully understand their surgical options.
