Eye Health
Maintain your vision and eye health at every age
Finding out that we can take steps to maintain our eye health throughout our lives might surprise you. Find out about common ophthalmic conditions and how you can take steps to maintain the health of your eyes.
Ophthalmologists are trained to examine the eye and all the different aspects of the way the eyes see. We are passionate about maintaining healthy eyes and the best vision possible.
You might find it useful to see a list of some of the symptoms for which patients seek referral:
- Dryness of the eyes,
- Itchy eyes
- Attacks of redness, pain and light sensitivity in one or both eyes,
- Blurry vision
- Drooping eyelids,
- Double vision,
- Loss of one part of the visual field/ shadow in the field of vision
- Loss of eyesight in one or both eyes
- Floaters
- Headache
What are the some of the conditions for which patients seek out a medical ophthalmologist?
General ophthalmic conditions
- Dry eye (especially as we now know that this has an inflammatory component in many cases)
- Itchy eyes including hayfever,
- Blepharitis
- Ocular Hypertension (raised pressure in the eyes)
Medical Retina Conditions
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Retinal vein and retinal artery occlusions
- Diabetes affecting the eye
- Screening for hydroxychloroquine toxicity
- Other drug toxicities affecting the retina
Neuroophthalmic conditions
- Tumours of the brain which affect vision
- Swelling of the optic nerve
- Optic neuritis
- Optic neuropathy
- Ocular migraine
- Double vision
- Myasthenia gravis
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- Blepharospasm
Uveitis
- Anterior uveitis ( also called Iritis)
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis related ocular inflammation
- Cystoid macular oedema
- Intermediate Uveitis
- Posterior Uveitis
- Toxoplasmosis affecting the eye
- Other Infections affecting the eye
Therapeutic Procedures
Retinal Laser eg for diabetic retinopathy, vasculitis or retinal tears
Yag Capsulotomy
Intravitreal injections eg for macular degeneration or vein occlusions
Intravitreal implants eg steroid implants for uveitis
Periocular steroid injections
Botulinum Toxin ( Botox) Injections eg for blepharospasm
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Retinal Conditions
NeuroOphthalmology