Cataract surgery — precision, experience, and complete lens freedom.
Cataract surgery is among the most performed and most successful surgical procedures in medicine. At its best, it is transformative — restoring clear, comfortable vision and, where premium lenses are chosen, freedom from glasses.
Dr. Scheepers has performed over 18,000 intraocular surgeries throughout his career, including cataract procedures since his residency training in 2003. He performs approximately 1,000 per year.
What sets this practice apart
Every lens option available. The full spectrum of lens implants — trifocal, EDOF, toric, and standard monofocal — is available and selected purely on clinical grounds, based on each patient's vision needs, lifestyle, and ocular anatomy.
No-touch lens handling. In over 99% of cases, lens implants arrive preloaded in sterile cartridges. The lens is never manually handled — reducing the risk of contamination, surface damage, and glistening of lens material. Dr. Scheepers has a specific research interest in IOL material science and lens glistening.
The most advanced astigmatism management available
For patients with significant astigmatism, achieving spectacle independence after cataract surgery requires more than simply choosing a toric lens — it demands precision at every stage of the process. Dr. Scheepers uses a comprehensive, multi-platform approach that represents the current gold standard in toric IOL planning and delivery.
Measurement — ZEISS IOL Master 700 with Barrett True-K. The IOL Master 700 uses swept-source OCT biometry to capture the eye's dimensions with exceptional accuracy. These measurements feed into the Barrett Toric Calculator with True-K — the most rigorously validated toric formula in cataract surgery today. Crucially, Barrett True-K accounts for posterior corneal astigmatism — the contribution of the back surface of the cornea to total astigmatism — which standard keratometry measurements do not capture. Overlooking this is a leading cause of residual astigmatism after toric lens implantation at centres using older planning methods.
Aberrometry — iTrace wavefront analysis. The iTrace wavefront aberrometer adds a layer of analysis that biometry cannot provide: it separates corneal aberrations from internal aberrations, revealing exactly where a patient's astigmatism originates. This is particularly valuable for patients with irregular corneas, prior LASIK or PRK, or those whose biometry results require additional interpretation.
Surgical guidance — ZEISS Callisto Eye. In the operating room, the ZEISS Callisto Eye system projects a real-time digital overlay onto the surgical microscope, guiding precise toric lens alignment to the correct axis without manual ink marking. Manual marking introduces human error — digital guidance eliminates it.
Uniquely, Dr. Scheepers obtains two complete, independent sets of measurements on separate days before planning any toric lens implantation. Most centres measure once. Taking measurements on two occasions allows direct comparison, detection of any variability, and confirmation that results are consistent and reproducible. Planning proceeds only when both measurement sets agree. The result is a very high rate of accurate toric outcomes, with the large majority of patients achieving their target correction.
Published research in presbyopia-correcting lenses. Dr. Scheepers has conducted and published multiple randomised and comparative clinical trials on trifocal (PanOptix) and extended depth-of-focus (EDOF/Symphony) IOLs in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. His outcomes data inform the lens recommendations he makes to patients.
Transparent pricing for premium lenses. Presbyopia-correcting and toric lens upgrades are offered at clear, reasonable cost with no hidden fees.
Presbyopia-correcting lenses — see clearly at every distance.
Presbyopia — the gradual loss of near focus that typically appears in the mid-40s — has historically required reading glasses after cataract surgery. Premium intraocular lenses now offer a genuine alternative.
Dr. Scheepers is one of Canada's most experienced clinicians in this area, having conducted and published peer-reviewed clinical trials comparing the two leading categories of presbyopia-correcting lenses:
Trifocal IOLs (e.g. PanOptix)
Provide distinct focal points for distance, intermediate, and near vision. Dr. Scheepers' 2023 and 2025 publications in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology examined visual outcomes, quality of vision, and patient satisfaction following bilateral trifocal implantation.
Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) IOLs (e.g. TECNIS PureSee, Johnson & Johnson)
Provide a continuous range of vision from distance through intermediate to near, with a clean optical profile and excellent low-light performance. Dr. Scheepers' head-to-head randomised double-blind comparison of EDOF lenses was published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery in 2023, and his EDOF research was awarded Best Paper of Session at the ASCRS Annual Meeting in 2022.
This means your surgeon has published real-world outcomes data on the lenses he is recommending to you. That is uncommon, and it matters.
Glaucoma surgery and management
Long-term monitoring and surgical treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Dr. Scheepers performs minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) using both the Xen gel stent and the Preserflo MicroShunt.
His current research interest is the success rate of Xen 63 stents implanted under a posterior scleral flap in patients with primary chronic open-angle glaucoma.
Humphrey perimetry and CIRRUS OCT nerve fibre layer analysis are performed on-site, allowing structural and functional monitoring at every visit.
Pterygium surgery
Pterygium — a wedge-shaped growth of conjunctival tissue extending onto the cornea — can cause irritation, induced astigmatism, and progressive vision loss if it advances over the visual axis. Dr. Scheepers performs surgical excision with conjunctival autograft, which is the technique most strongly associated with reduced recurrence rates compared with bare-sclera or simple closure techniques.
Surgery is indicated for symptomatic, vision-affecting, or cosmetically significant pterygia, and for any pterygium showing progressive growth toward the visual axis.
Diabetic retinopathy
Annual retinal imaging and laser treatment (argon laser) for diabetic macular oedema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and retinal tears. Early detection is essential for everyone living with diabetes — most sight-threatening complications are entirely asymptomatic until vision loss has already occurred.
Macular degeneration
OCT-guided diagnosis and treatment planning for age-related macular degeneration (dry and wet forms), with onward referral for intravitreal injection therapy where indicated. Patients receive a clear explanation of disease stage, monitoring schedule, and lifestyle factors known to influence progression.
Neuro-ophthalmology
Assessment of optic nerve and visual pathway disorders, including detailed optic disc examination and structural analysis. Where clinically indicated, Dr. Scheepers arranges MRI neuroimaging directly to investigate conditions such as optic neuritis, papilloedema, unexplained visual field loss, and suspected intracranial pathology. Referrals from neurologists, family physicians, and nurse practitioners are welcome.
Eyelid surgery — lumps, bumps, and blepharoplasty
Dr. Scheepers performs surgical excision of eyelid lumps and bumps, including chalazia, cysts, and benign or suspicious lid lesions. Where a lesion has clinical features concerning for malignancy, an excisional biopsy with histopathological analysis is performed.
He also performs upper-lid blepharoplasty for patients with dermatochalasis — the redundant, drooping upper-lid skin that develops with age and can interfere with the upper visual field as well as causing aesthetic concerns. Blepharoplasty is offered on both functional and cosmetic grounds.
Conditions referred to oculoplastic colleagues: ptosis surgery (correction of a drooping eyelid margin due to levator muscle dysfunction), entropion and ectropion repair, lacrimal drainage surgery, and reconstructive oculoplastic procedures. Dr. Scheepers' research career began with a randomised controlled trial on involutional entropion repair, published in Ophthalmology in 2010 — but he no longer performs lid malposition surgery, preferring to direct these patients to colleagues whose practice is dedicated to that subspecialty.
Comprehensive eye exams
Thorough adult eye examinations — refraction, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit-lamp examination, and dilated retinal evaluation. Consultation reports are sent to your referring provider and optometrist.
Complex ocular disease
Diagnosis and care planning for uveitis, ocular trauma, severe dry eye, and other less common eye conditions.