Eye Center at Borja Family Hospital

14/12/2025

1st Nikon Optos Daytona Ultrawidefield Retinal Imaging Installation in Visayas and Mindanao

Industry recognition given at the PAO-APVRS 2025 Congress at SMX

14/08/2025

Anterior and Posterior OCT with Angiography and AI now available

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) uses Lasers and Interferometry to image the eye structures without contact and injections.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is further applied to refine the images and give detailed analysis on eye structure and function.

12/08/2025

Ultra Widefield Retinal Imaging with Nikon Optos now available

14/03/2023

Avail our 4th Anniversary Promo this March 16, 2023. Free Optical Coherence Tomography Angiogram (for all patients undergoing dilated examination) By Dr. Mark Anthony D. San Juan - Ophthalmologist.

See poster for more details.

06/08/2022

Meet our featured Doctor of the day, Dr. Mark Anthony D. San Juan.

See poster for clinic schedule.

27/04/2022

05/04/2022

We operate integrated Eye Centers at Borja Family Hospital and ACE Medical Center - Bohol.

25/01/2020

Thankful for another uncomplicated live phacoemulsification cataract surgery this year despite the tricky case.

At the moment: Dr. Mark San Juan exhibits his phacoemulsification skills using the Appasamy Galaxy Pro Orbit phaco machine, Appasamy Truglow microscope and intraocular gels and lenses from Appasamy.

16/01/2020

Our eye surgeon, Dr. Mark Anthony San Juan, performs live phacoemulsification cataract surgery at UP-PGH in their yearly phacoemulsification course. This is his 5th year in a row to participate and represent Filtek and Appasamy Associates.

Dr. Mark San Juan is a member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery and currently practices in Tagbilaran city, Bohol. He will be showcasing his phacoemulsification skills using the Appasamy Galaxy Pro Orbit phaco machine, Appasamy Truglow microscope and intraocular gels and lenses from Appasamy.

See him live only at the Basic Course! That's just almost a week from now!

If you haven't registered yet, go to this site and follow the instructions: https://bit.ly/3053MwR

See you!

07/03/2019

We take the extra time and effort to explain and counsel patients requiring surgical or laser procedures.

We make sure that if the solution to the patient’s eye problem is really surgery or laser, then that point is really driven home to the patient and his/her companions, even if it means extra counseling time from the doctors and staff.

We have no shortage of patient education materials in the form of flyers, pictures, and videos.

We do this because we really care for each and every patient entrusting their care to us.

27/01/2019

“We cannot always bring our A game every time we operate, but we can grind out a win for the patient nonetheless.”

20/20
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Day 1

In the end, those are the only data that really matter to the patient.

But now it can be told...

We were assigned a tough solid intumescent cataract for the live phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Vision was hand motions only. Intraoperatively, there was a runaway peripherally extended capsulorrhexis. That could have led to a cascade of events that would have made a disastrous surgery.

We had to complete the capsulorrhexis through the opposite side. Slow motion phaco was done. We attacked the area of the extension first and cleared that quadrant to lessen the stress in that portion of the bag. Slow and deliberate movements were used in nuclear disassembly and phacoemulsification.

It was a tough solid cataract that did not have cortical material. There was no protection from the posterior capsule which would occasionally rise with positive pressure coming from the vitreous. This would present a great danger as the cataract material remaining lessened.

We elected to implant the IOL earlier so as to provide a safe barrier between the posterior capsule and the remaining pieces. The last pieces were patiently aspirated. The IOL was centered and the surgery concluded.

A clear cornea and perfect 20/20 vision greeted us on the first post-op day. The pristine round pupil, intact iris, and achievement of the target refraction were all icing on the cake.

To perform all of this live and make the correct decisions and proper maneuvers with over a hundred people watching is indeed a great honor.

In our practice, we always look for opportunities to take on difficult cases. We have always believed in the power of character-building ORs. We cannot always bring our A game every time we operate, but we can grind out a win for the patient nonetheless.

Again, the only important data:

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