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The cornea is the clear curved window at the front of the eye. It can be seen if one views the eye from the side. Many diseases affect this structure and AAEC provides assessment and treatment for these conditions. Some commoner examples are mentioned below.
AAEC provides services to adult eye patients and some of the services are described below.
Management of Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a very common eye disease. Damage is caused to the optic nerve (connecting the eye to the brain) usually by high pressure inside the eye.
The eye doctors at AAEC can assess, diagnose and treat this disease, usually by starting long-term treatment with drops
Pterygium Surgery
Pterygium is a disease of the outer lining of the white of eye (the conjunctiva) and the cornea. Tissue from the conjunctiva grows across the cornea causing discomfort and pain and eventually threatening vision.
In more severe cases the eye surgeons at AAEC can remove the pterygium and place a conjunctival graft in its place.
Two problems are common after removal of a pterygium:
- Recurrence. Over a variable length of time the problem may return. Use of the conjunctival graft reduces recurrences.
- Following removal of the pterygium, the cornea may not fully recover its smooth surface. Vision may not return fully as a result. Corneal regularisation with the excimer laser is possible in such cases.
Corneal Scar
The cornea is naturally very clear and transparent. It can be scarred by disease and injury. Scars in the cornea interfere with vision in two ways. They are cloudy and so cloud the vision. They also make the surface of the eye rough. The eye cannot see well through a rough surface.
Laser
Some excimer lasers, the same laser used in laser vision correction, can be adapted to remove scars. Not all excimer lasers can do this. With its very sensitive corneal mapping devices, the laser at AAEC is highly advanced in these techniques.
Smoothing of corneal irregularity
The highly developed mapping capability of the iVis excimer laser at AAEC allows this laser to smooth most forms of corneal irregularity. This overcomes the roughening effect of corneal scars or to reshape irregular corneas that are not scarred.
Diabetic Screening
All diabetics are at risk of visual loss due to damage to the blood vessels of the retina. The blood sugar level is less important to the visual outcome of diabetics than how long they have had diabetes.
Regular screening is essential for early detection and treatment of diabetic eye disease.
What We Screen For:
- Diabetic Retinopathy: Damage to retinal blood vessels that can lead to vision loss if untreated
- Diabetic Macular Edema: Swelling in the central retina that affects sharp, detailed vision
- Glaucoma Risk: Diabetics have a higher risk of developing glaucoma
- Cataract Development: Diabetes accelerates cataract formation