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Overview
This department manage cornea and anterior segment related conditions. The cornea accounting for more than two-thirds of the total power of the eye. It forms, together with the sclera, the outer shell of the eyeball, occupying one-third of the ocular tunic. The cornea serves as the transparent ‘window’ of the eye that allows the entry of light, whereas the sclera provides a ‘darkbox’ that allows the formation of an image on the retina. Together with the cellular and chemical components of the conjunctiva and tear film, the corneal surface protects against potential pathological agents and microorganisms.
Diagnosis & Treatment
The team in this service treats conditions:
- Blepharitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Corneal ulcer (Infective & non-infective)
- Ocular injury; open & closed globe injury, chemical injury
- Anterior uveitis
- Viral keratitis
- Corneal dystrophy
- Keratoconus
- Corneal ectasia
- Corneal degenerations
- Ocular allergy
- Dry eye
- Pterygium
- OSSN
- Steven Johnson syndrome (SJS)
- Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP)
- Limbal dermoid
- Episcleritis, Scleritis
- Cataract
- Complicated & traumatic cataract
- Cysts; conjunctival, iris etc.
- Contact lens service (RGP, Scleral & mini scleral contact lens, cosmetic contact lens)
Corneal surgeries:
- Keratoplasty: PKP, DALK, DSEK, DMEK, TPK
- Patch graft; Scleral, Tenon, Fascia Lata
- Amniotic membrane graft
- Conjunctival hood
- Intracameral antimicrobial injections
- Supratarsal TA injections
- Therapeutic scrapping
- Tissue adhesive & bandage contact lens (TA + BCL)
- Punctal plug
- Pterygium surgery (suture less & with suture)
- SICS/ Phaco surgery with various types of intraocular lens (unifocal, multifocal, toric)
- Traumatic & Complicated cataract surgery using CTR, CTS, Cionni ring etc.
- Scleral fixation IOL surgery
- ASP + BCL
- Superficial Keratectomy
- Superficial & deep foreign body removal
- Ocular injury repair
- A/C wash
- Collagen cross linking
- Excision of cysts (conjunctival & iris)
- Pupilloplasty
- Repair of iridodialysis
- SLET
Investigations:
- Corneal tomography
- Specular microscopy
- Anterior segment OCT
- Biometry
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