Dr Ed Boets

MD PhD FEBOphth FRANZCO

Specialties

Locations

Mackay
89–91 Willetts Rd
North Mackay 4740 qld

07 4942 6444
Fax: 07 4942 6777

Dr Ed Boets specialises in the treatment of glaucoma and strabismus (crossed eyes), as well as providing general ophthalmic care. He also has a special interest in cataracts and cataract surgery. Dr Boets has many years of experience in practising ophthalmology, having run his own practice in the Netherlands for nine years before moving to Australia.

Career highlights

Teaching

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland

Other professional achievements

Chairman, Patient Education Committee, Dutch College of Ophthalmology (2003–2007)

Professional memberships

Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmologists
Member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Community involvement & charitable work

Dr Boets is a volunteer member of the Rural Fire Brigade, helping to protect the town of Habana from natural disasters.

Education & training

Doctor of Medicine, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
Ophthalmology training, Department of Ophthalmology, Central Military Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Ophthalmology training, University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

Languages spoken

Dutch

Publications

Chorioretinopathy in primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report.

Boets EP, Chaar CG, Ronday K, Keunen JE, Breedveld FC.
Retina, Apr 1998
18(4):382–5
Corneal epithelial permeability during extended wear of disposable contact lenses versus daily wear of soft contact lenses.

Boets EP, Schurmans LR, van Best JA.
Br J Ophthalmol, Apr 1995
79(4):350–3
Corneal autofluorescence and epithelial barrier function.

Boets EP, van Best JA.
Cornea, Jul 1994
13(4):373–4
The blue-green autofluorescence of the human ocular lens after the wear of PMMA contact lenses.

Boets EP, Kok JH, van Best JA.
Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh), Feb 1994
72(1):67–71
Contact lens care solutions and corneal epithelial barrier function: a fluorophotometric study.

Boets EP, Kerkmeer MJ, van Best JA.
Ophthalmic Res, Mar 1994
26(3):129–36
The effect of white light and UV-A on the green autofluorescence of the rabbit lens in vivo.

Boets EP, Van Vreeswijk H, Van Best JA.
Exp Eye Res, Mar 1993
56(3):349–54
Fluorophotometric assessment of tear turnover under rigid contact lenses.

Boets EP, Kok JH, van Best JA, Kijlstra A.
Cornea, Nov 1992
11(6):515–7
Corneal epithelial permeability and daily contact lens wear as determined by fluorophotometry.

Boets EP, van Best JA, Boot JP, Oosterhuis JA.
Curr Eye Res, May 1988
7(5):511–4

Dr Ed Boets MD PhD FEBOphth FRANZCO