Dr. Noa Gefen

Dr. Noa Gefen is an experienced ophthalmologist, a specialist in treating eye diseases and an expert in treating glaucoma and cataract, who actively uses progressive methods of the newest minimally invasive surgery in her practice.

Thanks to accumulated experience and innate clinical talent, Dr. Gefen is one of the most sought-after Israeli ophthalmologists, highly popular both among compatriots and among foreign patients who come for treatment in Israel from other countries, including Russia and the CIS.

Dr. Noa Gefen graduated successfully from Tel Aviv University. After qualifying as a physician, she joined the staff of Meir Medical Center, where she improved in diagnosing and treating eye diseases. Dr. Gefen then completed a special fellowship at the university clinic in Toronto, where she gained excellent knowledge and practical skills in treating glaucoma and cataract with innovative medical technologies. Returning to Israel, she continued searching for innovations in treating cataract and glaucoma and began active clinical practice at an ophthalmology clinic.

Today Noa Gefen is a distinguished physician of Israel, whose name is widely known not only in her country but abroad. Dr. Gefen has repeatedly received state awards for valuable contributions to the development of Israeli ophthalmology; in particular she was awarded the high title "Outstanding Specialist", which made her a laureate of a prize from the Israeli Association of Ophthalmologists, and her teaching at the Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University has been marked with special diplomas. Dr. Gefen has written and published several dozen scientific works on current issues of modern ophthalmology, many devoted to progressive methods of treating glaucoma and cataract. She is a member of the Israeli and American associations of ophthalmologists and the Canadian Glaucoma Society.

Dr. Noa Gefen treats eye diseases of any etiology. Her main specialization is treating glaucoma and cataract with progressive minimally invasive methods. Her competence includes:

• laser iridectomy and trabeculectomy to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma;
• laser cataract removal;
• laser capsulotomy for treating secondary cataract;
• intracapsular lens correction;
• intracapsular cryoextraction of the lens, etc.

Thanks to extensive experience and masterful command of microsurgical techniques for treating glaucoma and cataract, Dr. Gefen achieves the best possible results for each of her patients.