Michael Bense, MD, FRCSC, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Canada. Dr. Bense is an internationally renowned eye care specialist with more than 12 years of experience, during which time he has performed more than 10,000 laser eye surgery procedures.
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The Bense iLASIK Centre team
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Dr. Bense serves as Medical Director for the Bense Eye Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland. The Bense Eye Centre experience extends far beyond "general" eye care. Dr. Bense and his team work hard to provide total care, giving maximum attention to patient health and well being. Most people are naturally cautious when it comes to their eyes. Dr. Bense works tirelessly with his patients to educate them about the risks and rewards associated with treatment, helping them to feel at ease with their eye care decisions. Having undergone LASIK himself, Dr. Bense is well aware of the life-changing benefits associated with the procedure. As a LASIK patient, he can also relate to his patients' cares and concerns.
"We have successfully treated thousands of very happy clients from around the world. I can personally attest to this wonderful treatment, having had it myself several years ago. Hope to see you soon." — Dr. Bense
Schedule your complimentary LASIK screening examination at Bense Eye Centre today by contacting the St. John's office at (709) 722-2020.
More about Vision Correction at Bense Eye Centre
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Bense iLASIK Centre's comfortable lounge
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Bense Eye Centre is a premier vision correction facility founded by Dr. Michael Bense in 1985. Since its inception, the state-of-the-art centre has been geared towards providing patients with a safe and comfortable setting in which to undergo vision correction. The fully accredited facility exceeds all standards for health and safety and incorporates the latest treatment innovations and technologies to elicit optimal results.
When performing traditional LASIK surgery, Dr. Bense uses the M2 Microkeratome — the finest LASIK keratome in the world — to create the corneal flap. For patients seeking a more advanced approach, he offers the same procedure used by NASA and the USAF for vision correction in their Aviators and Astronauts, the "iLASIK" procedure. The iLASIK procedure is a combination of several lasers that perform Advanced CustomVue Wavefront treatments as well as the Intralase laser that produces a blade free flap. Wavefront-guided Advanced CustomVue LASIK, Epi-LASIK and PRK treatments reduce higher-order aberrations that can affect quality of vision. The Advanced CustomVue iLASIK procedure is the most popular procedure performed at Bense Eye Centre, with 90 percent of patients seeing 20/20 or better after treatment.
Dr. Bense uses the AMO Star S4 Active-Trak Laser with iris registration as well as the Intralase FS60 laser to perform these procedures. This is the only FDA-approved excimer laser to feature three-dimensional eye tracking and variable spot scanning technology for exceptional vision results.
More about Michael Bense, MD, FRCSC
Michael Bense, MD, FRCSC, earned his medical degree from the University of Pretoria Medical School in South Africa in 1970. Dr. Bense completed his ophthalmology residency training at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and was chosen for a select one-year fellowship program in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous. In addition to running a private ophthalmology practice, Dr. Bense is an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Memorial University and served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Previously, Dr. Bense served as the Chief of Ophthalmology at the Health Sciences Complex in St. John's. He maintains privileges in all St. John's hospitals and serves as a retina consultant.
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