Auckland Surgeon from Re:Vision Opens Second-Opinion Pathway for Patients Struggling After Cataract and Laser Surgery

Re:Vision founder Dr Trevor Gray says collaboration between optometrists and ophthalmologists — not surgical technique alone — now determines how well patients see after surgery.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — November 11, 2026 — [Korewire] — Patients across the North Island who continue to struggle with their vision after cataract or laser surgery can now seek a second opinion from one of New Zealand’s longest-practising anterior segment specialists.

Dr Trevor Gray, founder of Auckland clinic Re:Vision Laser Surgery, has stepped back from performing surgery after three decades in ophthalmology and now devotes his clinical time to teaching, mentoring and second-opinion consultations for patients whose surgical outcomes have fallen short of expectations.

The move coincides with a broader push by the clinic to formalise shared care between New Zealand’s optometry and ophthalmology professions — a model Dr Gray argues has done more to improve patient outcomes than any single advance in surgical technique.

Dr Gray, who spent 20 years in the public hospital system before moving into private practice, describes the older model of care as surgeon-centric. An optometrist referred a patient; the ophthalmologist assessed, operated and reviewed; and the patient rarely returned to the referring practice. Communication between the two professions was episodic and largely letter-based, built around the episode of surgery itself.

“Today, the landscape is fundamentally different and unquestionably better,” Dr Gray wrote in a recent column for trade publication NZ Optics.

Central to that change is a growing recognition that ocular surface health determines surgical success. A surface-first approach — identifying and managing dry eye and related conditions before an operation rather than after it — improves refractive accuracy and reduces post-operative dissatisfaction. Much of that work sits naturally with optometrists, who can manage dry eye exacerbation and epithelial-healing concerns within their own practices and escalate to the surgeon when needed.

Re:Vision has been building the referral relationships that model depends on, including a refractive surgery training day for optometrists held at its Auckland clinic earlier this year. The session was led by Dr Gray alongside ophthalmologist Dr Mo Ziaei and charge nurse Michelle Williams, and gave attending optometrists hands-on demonstration of refractive surgery technique using model eyes.

Dr Gray also continues to support the Aotearoa Charity Hospital Trust (ARCH) Virtual Hospital, a programme through which surgeons provide free cataract surgery to patients whose visual impairment significantly affects their daily lives but who do not meet public hospital treatment thresholds. Many of those patients reach the programme through optometrists advocating on their behalf.

He expects the partnership between the two professions to deepen further, pointing to structured continuing professional development, collaborative case discussion and dedicated clinical hotlines that give optometrists real-time access to surgical advice.

“The scalpel may initiate the change, but partnership sustains it,” he wrote. “Our best outcomes are shared outcomes.”

About Re:Vision Laser & Cataract

Re:Vision Laser & Cataract is an Auckland-based ophthalmology clinic specialising in laser vision correction, cataract surgery and anterior segment care. Founded by Dr Trevor Gray, the clinic works in partnership with optometrists across New Zealand on referral, co-management and shared care of surgical patients. More information is available at revision.nz.

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