Dr. Andrew Apel
Dr. John Hogden

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Dr Andrew Apel is a fellowship-trained ophthalmologist with more than 25 years’ experience providing medical and surgical treatment of common eye diseases. His primary interests include cataract and refractive surgery, keratoconus treatment and corneal transplantation. After completing his ophthalmology training in Brisbane, he finished a two-year corneal and external diseases fellowship program at the University of Toronto in Canada.

In addition to founding The Eye Health Centre, Dr Apel is a senior visiting ophthalmologist and chair of the Qualification and Education Committee at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Queensland Hospital and a director at Queensland Laser Vision. He is also a designated aviation ophthalmologist for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Dr Apel has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including an article titled “Trends in contact lens microbial keratitis 1999-2015: a retrospective clinical review,” which was published in a 2019 issue of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. He has also lectured at international conferences and helped train the next generation of ophthalmologists.

Dr Apel belongs to numerous prestigious organizations, including the Australian Medical Association, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists.

Dr John Hogden is an ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive and cataract surgery as well as the treatment of corneal and external eye disease. After completing his residency training, he completed an additional subspecialty fellowship training program at the University of British Columbia Vancouver Eye Care Centre in Canada.

In addition to practicing at The Eye Health Centre, Dr Hogden is a visiting medical officer at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and is involved in ophthalmic education and clinical research. He also belongs to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.