Mr. Andre Oberholster

MBChb MMedOphth

An experienced Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr. Oberholster has performed over 26,000 laser procedures. He is registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and is a fully trained Ophthalmologist who has undergone additional specialist training in refractive surgery.

Mr. Oberholster is an Ophthalmic Surgeon for Optical Express and has gained vast experience with special interests in cataract and refractive surgery and is an active member of various affiliated bodies and societies such as Ophthalmological Society of South Africa. Twice every year, Mr. Oberholster attends International Medical Advisory Board (IMAB) Conferences and is annually assessed by this board. The panel consists of several of the world's most eminent Refractive Surgeons including Mr. Steve Schallhorn, former Head of Ophthalmology for the US Navy, Professor Jan Venter, a world leading Ophthalmic Surgeon, and Mr. Jeffery Machat, co-founder of TLC Vision, one of the largest laser vision correction providers in the world.

Mr. Oberholster was born and educated in South Africa where he began his medical career at the University of Pretoria in 1979 and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) in 1984. He spent two years at the Military Hospital of Pretoria in the Ophthalmology Department before progressing to work as a private general practitioner for six years. In 1992 Mr. Oberholster pursued his interest in Ophthalmology when he accepted a Registrar position at the University of Stellenbosch and obtained his Masters Degree in Ophthalmology (MMed Ophth) in 1997. The following six months he spent at the Bristol Eye Hospital after which he became a private practitioner in Ophthalmology at the Cape Eye Hospital. Mr. Oberholster accepted a position as a part-time Consultant and Lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch and attended a weekly clinic in oculoplastic surgery.

Mr. Oberholster has made presentations in many different countries about laser surgery and regularly attends conferences about both laser vision correction and cataract surgery allowing him to stay abreast of all developments in the advancing field of ophthalmology.