Eye Department

A partial list of the most common diseases diagnosed and treated by Ophthalmologists include

Diseases

• Cataract
• Glaucoma
• Macular degeneration
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Dry eyes
• Strabismus (misalignment/deviation of eyes)
• Proptosis(bulged eyes)
• Excessive tearing(tear duct obstruction)
• Uveitis
• Eye tumors

Diagnosis

Eye examination

Following are examples of methods of diagnosis performed in an eye examination

Visual acuity

Refraction

Ocular tonometry to determine intraocular pressure

Slit lamp examination

Retina examination

Ophthalmic surgery

Specialized tests

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)