{"id":439,"date":"2021-06-30T05:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T05:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/iieih\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2022-04-19T03:07:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T03:07:23","slug":"cornea-anterior-segment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/medical-services\/subspecialty-services\/cornea-anterior-segment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornea &#038; Anterior Segment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"439\" class=\"elementor elementor-439\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8543b95 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8543b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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width=\"970\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Cornea-Services-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10a797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e10a797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 \u2018window\u2019 of the eye that allows the entry of light, whereas the sclera provides a \u2018darkbox\u2019 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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e2fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8e2fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnosis &amp; Treatment<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8803ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8803ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The team in this service treats conditions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Blepharitis<\/li><li>Conjunctivitis<\/li><li>Corneal ulcer (Infective &amp; non-infective)<\/li><li>Ocular injury; open &amp; closed globe injury, chemical injury<\/li><li>Anterior uveitis<\/li><li>Viral keratitis<\/li><li>Corneal dystrophy<\/li><li>Keratoconus<\/li><li>Corneal ectasia<\/li><li>Corneal degenerations<\/li><li>Ocular allergy<\/li><li>Dry eye<\/li><li>Pterygium<\/li><li>OSSN<\/li><li>Steven Johnson syndrome (SJS)<\/li><li>Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP)<\/li><li>Limbal dermoid<\/li><li>Episcleritis, Scleritis<\/li><li>Cataract<\/li><li>Complicated &amp; traumatic cataract<\/li><li>Cysts; conjunctival, iris etc.<\/li><li>Contact lens service (RGP, Scleral &amp; mini scleral contact lens, cosmetic contact lens)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Corneal surgeries:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Keratoplasty: PKP, DALK, DSEK, DMEK, TPK<\/li><li>Patch graft; Scleral, Tenon, Fascia Lata<\/li><li>Amniotic membrane graft<\/li><li>Conjunctival hood<\/li><li>Intracameral antimicrobial injections<\/li><li>Supratarsal TA injections<\/li><li>Therapeutic scrapping<\/li><li>Tissue adhesive &amp; bandage contact lens (TA + BCL)<\/li><li>Punctal plug<\/li><li>Pterygium surgery (suture less &amp; with suture)<\/li><li>SICS\/ Phaco surgery with various types of intraocular lens (unifocal, multifocal, toric)<\/li><li>Traumatic &amp; Complicated cataract surgery using CTR, CTS, Cionni ring etc.<\/li><li>Scleral fixation IOL surgery<\/li><li>ASP + BCL<\/li><li>Superficial Keratectomy<\/li><li>Superficial &amp; deep foreign body removal<\/li><li>Ocular injury repair<\/li><li>A\/C wash<\/li><li>Collagen cross linking<\/li><li>Excision of cysts (conjunctival &amp; iris)<\/li><li>Pupilloplasty<\/li><li>Repair of iridodialysis<\/li><li>SLET<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Investigations:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Corneal tomography<\/li><li>Specular microscopy<\/li><li>Anterior segment OCT<\/li><li>Biometry<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f67975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Cornea Surgeions<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae38ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3ae38ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">[a-team-showcase id=\"2095\"]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5660e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5660e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Departmental Team<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc977e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc977e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cornea\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea-1024x597.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea-1024x597.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iieih.org\/eye\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Cornea.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents 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. 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