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technicians, receptionists and ad-
ministration staff. Staff can often
wear a lot of hats and often multi-
task as the facility also has onsite
consultations for pre and post surgi-
cal care. Loy-
alty is im-
portant when
it comes
to staff
and having
the same
staff on
an ongoing basis ensures the
job will be done successfully
In 1992 Dr Ingham, founder of Ade-
laide Eye & Laser Centre introduced
laser refractive surgery to South
Australia at Ashford Community
Hospital and in 1996 established
the “Ashford Eye & Laser Centre”
to cater for his
subspecialty in
Cataract and
Refractive sur-
gery. Since then
Dr Ingham has
completed more
than 20,000
cases of laser vision correction
and over 15,000 cataract proce-
dures. He has also been an inves-
Patients enjoy the
convenience aspect
of having a cen-
tralised location
HEALTHCARE