OUR Refractive OPHTHALMOLOGISTS at Sandton Eye CLinic

DR LOURENS COETZEE

Cataract & Refractive Surgeon

MBChB (UP), Dip Ophth (SA), FC Ophth (SA), MMed Ophth (UFS)

He is at the lead of the Emira Eye Clinics not only as the director of the clinics but also as a specialist ophthalmic surgeon with a special interest in cataract, cornea and refractive surgery. 

 

He completed his ophthalmology degree at the University of the Free State. In the ever-evolving landscape of ophthalmology, Dr Coetzee has made a professional commitment to constantly enhance his expertise and acquire—and share—new knowledge across these surgical disciplines.

As such he has attended numerous international courses, including those at the Singapore National Eye Institute, European Vitreo-Retinal Training School in Bremen, Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, London Vision Clinic and Wellington Eye Clinic in Ireland. He has received training from such esteemed and internationally renowned experts as Prof. Dan Reinstein and Dr Arthur Cummings.

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Dr Coetzee is a member of the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), a network of refractive surgeons spanning more than 30 countries. In addition, he is a preceptor of the RSA Fellowship Network and heads a sub-specialist training sites outside of the USA for refractive surgery, the Emira Eye Clinics group, where he trains the refractive surgeons of the future. He is also a stakeholder of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences.

 

Dr Coetzee is the co-editor for the new online academic publication: the Journal of Global Refractive Surgery. His passion for the advancement of the discipline also inspires him to do research in refractive and cornea transplant surgery and present on his findings and experiences at congresses.

As a consultant for NGOs including Doctors for Life and the Keratoconus Foundation, he has gained experience in high volume cataract surgery.

Dr Coetzee lives his life by a compass, not a clock. He is an adventurer and it is his nature to go out, to climb crags, and to paddle rivers, to cycle mountains and plunge into the depths of the oceans.

Dr Lourens Coetzee: Areas of expertise in Ophthalmology

Laser Vision correction
Refractive Cataract Surgery

Dr Melody Sun

Cataract & Refractive Surgeon

MBChB (UCT), FC Ophth (SA), MMed Ophth (WITS)

Dr Melody Sun has a keen interest in problem-solving, managing the eye and restoring vision.  This curiosity regarding surgery and the eye prompted her to embark on a medical career and later specialise in ophthalmology, which she believes embodies the art and precision of delicate surgical techniques.  Dr Sun’s career has included being a medical officer for emergency medicine, then ophthalmology, following her internship and community service.

Dr Sun’s entire academic pathway has been a testament to her quest for perfection, having achieved distinction and honours at every stage of her qualifications.  Recently, she was awarded the registrar of the year prize as the top ophthalmology registrar of 2021 in the ophthalmology circuit at the University of the Witwatersrand.  In addition, Dr Sun has published as one of the co-authors in the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences; and the International Journal of Clinical Trials.  She is excited to take on a Refractive Surgery Fellowship in the Emira Group to learn the science behind delivering the perfect vision for patients.

Dr Sun is mom to a seven-year-old boy, and in her spare time, her love for tactile artistic pursuits has led her to pottery.

Dr Melody Sun Ophthalmologist at Sandton eye clinic
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Dr Melody Sun: Areas of expertise in Ophthalmology

Laser Vision correction
Refractive Cataract Surgery
General Ophthalmology
Dr Precious Phatudi Ophthalmologist at Sandton eye clinic
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Dr Precious Phatudi

Cataract & Refractive Surgeon

MBChB (UP) | FC Ophth (SA) | MMed Ophth | (UOFS) | Dip Ophth | PCEO (Kellogg)

Dr Precious Phatudi enjoys ophthalmology with a particularly keen interest in corneal, refractive, and cataract surgery. She is passionate about community ophthalmology and the alleviation of avoidable blindness.

Dr Precious Phatudi is an ophthalmologist practicing in the industrial city of Vanderbijlparksituated on the banks of the Vaal River and in the vibrant Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is passionate about making quality eye care services accessible and affordable, especially to marginalized and underserviced communities.

Dr Precious Phatudi completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria. On completion of her internship at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, she received Awards of Excellence in recognition of her leadership and clinical skills and her commitment to patient care and ‘Batho Pele’ principles. She went down to Cape Town to complete her community service in the SANDF. Then continued her training in Ophthalmology under Dr. F. Stegmann in Limpopo at an amazing eye unit in Mankweng that is devoted to serving the community. Dr Precious completed her postgraduate training in Ophthalmology at the University of Free State where she obtained her MMED in Ophthalmology. She is also a fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists of South Africa.

She continued to work as an ophthalmologist in private practice and later headed the Sebokeng Ophthalmology department. Having recently completed business training in the form of the Physician CEO program presented by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in the USA she was looking for a new challenge and joined Emira Eye Clinics in 2023.

Dr Precious Phatudi is passionate about making quality eye care services accessible and affordable, especially to marginalized and underserviced communities.

Dr Precious Phatudi: Areas of expertise in Ophthalmology

Laser Vision correction
Refractive Cataract Surgery
Cares Cataract