Dr Lourens Coetzee

Dr Lourens Coetzee
MBChB (UP), Dip Ophth (SA), FC Ophth (SA), MMed Ophth (UFS), FWCRS Dr Coetzee lives his life by a compass, not a clock. He is an adventurer, and it is his nature to go out, to climb crags, and to paddle rivers, to cycle mountains and plunge into the depths of the oceans. He completed his ophthalmology degree at the University of the Free State. In the ever-evolving landscape of ophthalmology, Dr Coetzee has made a professional commitment to constantly enhance his expertise and acquire—and share—new knowledge across these surgical disciplines. Dr Lourens Coetzee has been accepted as a certified fellow of the World College of Refractive Surgery. Being certified by the WCRS signifies the pinnacle of achievement in education, training, experience, and expertise in the field of Refractive Surgery. He is a member of the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA), a network of refractive surgeons spanning more than 30 countries. In addition, he is a preceptor of the RSA Fellowship Network and heads a sub-specialist training site for refractive surgery, the Emira Eye Clinics group, where he trains the refractive surgeons of the future. He is also a stakeholder of the World College of Refractive Surgery and Visual Sciences. As a consultant for NGOs including Doctors for Life and the Keratoconus Foundation, he has gained experience in high volume cataract surgery as well as the treatment of keratoconus including corneal transplants.