Dr Moïse Tourabaly (Ophthalmologist)

Dr Moïse Tourabaly runs two consultation offices, in Cachan (1 Ter rue Camille Desmoulins, 94230) and in Paris 13, and also consults at the Cabinet Ophtalmologique Sorbonne Saint-Michel (Paris 5). No surgery is performed at the offices: laser refractive surgery takes place at the Clinique Laser Victor Hugo (27 bis avenue Victor Hugo, Paris 16) and all other procedures at the Clinique Sainte-Geneviève (29 rue Sarrette, Paris 14). The same surgeon follows each patient throughout.

Professional background

Former Chef de Clinique at the Hôpital National des Quinze-Vingts (Sorbonne Université). Doctor of Medicine (Université Paris Cité, 2020). Inter-university diplomas in refractive surgery and phacoemulsification (Université de Toulouse, 2022), vitreoretinal surgery (Université de Bordeaux, 2022) and retinal imaging and pathology (Université Paris Cité, 2021); university diploma in contact lens fitting (Université Paris-Saclay, 2021).

Author of eight peer-reviewed publications indexed on PubMed (five as first author), in Cornea, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, Journal of Clinical Medicine and Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie, mainly on corneal transplantation, Fuchs dystrophy, cataract and refractive surgery. Laureate of the 2020 research prize of the Banque Française des Yeux (corneal graft research, with Prof. Vincent Borderie) and affiliate of the BFY.

• Société Française d'Ophtalmologie (SFO)
• SAFIR – French Society of Refractive Surgery and Intraocular Implants
• European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS)

Google rating of the Cachan office: 4.9/5 from more than 1,100 reviews (August 2026).

Cataract surgery

At the Clinique Sainte-Geneviève. Phacoemulsification through a 2.2 mm sutureless micro-incision, under local anaesthesia, 15 to 30 minutes per eye. Monofocal, toric, multifocal or EDOF intraocular lenses are chosen according to the preoperative biometry and the patient's needs. The two eyes are usually operated 1 to 4 weeks apart. Follow-up visits on day 2, at one month and at one year. Lens exchange (IOL replacement) is also performed.

Laser refractive surgery

At the Clinique Laser Victor Hugo: LASIK, PRK/trans-PRK, SMILE and PresbyLASIK, with the Zeiss VisuMax 800 femtosecond laser and the Schwind Amaris 750S excimer laser. Follow-up on day 1 and at one month for LASIK and SMILE, on day 3 or 4 and at one month for PRK. For patients who are not candidates for laser (thin cornea, high myopia), phakic ICL implants are placed at the Clinique Sainte-Geneviève, with follow-up on day 1, day 7 and at one month.

Corneal surgery

Keratoconus: corneal cross-linking (Dresden protocol), topography-guided PRK (Teneo platform) and intracorneal ring segments at the Clinique Laser Victor Hugo. Corneal transplantation – DMEK, DALK and penetrating keratoplasty – and pterygium surgery at the Clinique Sainte-Geneviève.

Retinal surgery and medical retina

Vitrectomy, retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane and macular hole surgery at the Clinique Sainte-Geneviève. Screening and follow-up of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, including intravitreal injections, at both offices. Glaucoma is followed medically, with SLT laser when eye drops are not sufficient.

Equipment

• Cachan: Zeiss IOLMaster 700 biometer, CSO Sirius+ corneal topographer and aberrometer, Zeiss Cirrus 6000 OCT
• Paris 13: Optos Daytona ultra-widefield retinal imaging, TowardPi YAlkaid swept-source OCT with wide-field OCT-angiography

The preoperative refractive assessment (corneal topography, biometry) is done in Cachan or at the Paris 5 office.

International patients

Dr Tourabaly consults in French and English. His website, drtourabaly.fr, is available in 11 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Tamil), so patients can read about each procedure in their own language before contacting the practice. Consultation, preoperative assessment, surgery and follow-up are all carried out by Dr Tourabaly. The preoperative assessment and post-operative eye drops are billed separately from the surgical fee. A written quotation is provided before any procedure.