Eye Treatments
Understand treatments for eye conditions and vision correction. Discover surgical options, therapies, and medical approaches available to improve your eyesight.
Angiogenesis Inhibitors and the Eye
Angiogenesis inhibitors are drugs that prevent or slow down the process of angiogenesis. This is a natural healing process that the body uses to encourage th...
Cataract Removal Surgery
Cataract Removal Surgery Cataract removal surgery is a very common type of surgery and one that can reform the lives of patients. Cataracts occur as a part o...
Lasek and Lasik Eye Surgery: What is the Difference?
LASIK, laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, to give it its full title, is a form of laser eye surgery commonly done to correct visual defects such as, long...
Photodynamic Therapy for Opthalmic Conditions
Photodynamic therapy is a type of treatment used in the management of cancers, particularly those affecting the skin (with the exception of melanoma), the up...
Telescopic Eye Implants Help Treat Macular Degeneration
Despite our advancing knowledge of macular degeneration, a disease that affects the retina causing irreversible loss of vision, there is no cure. This retina...
The Pros and Cons of Laser Eye Surgery
Laser surgery is becoming increasingly popular and there are several types of treatment available. For many people the benefits of permanent sight correction...
Types of Retinal Laser Treatment
Laser treatment, also called laser photocoagulation, is a common treatment for retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopath...
Using Drops and Ointments for Your Eyes
Eye drops and ointments are generally used to treat minor eye problems or conditions. However, eye drops are also prescribed for serious eye conditions such...
What a Cornea Transplant Involves
The Cornea is the clear dome shaped part of your eye. It is made up of proteins and is important for refracting light and allowing us to see. If the cornea b...
What Are Intravitreal Implants?
Intravitreal implants sound like an unusual form of plastic surgery but they are nothing to do with cosmetic treatments. The vitreous is the gel-filled cavit...
What Do Intravitreal Injections Treat?
Intravitreal injections were developed from the early 2000s as treatments for various retinal diseases of the eye became available. Drugs that reduce inflamm...
What is Laser Eye Surgery?
Laser eye surgery is a procedure which will permanently correct a person’s sight. There are several types of laser treatment which correct refractive error...
What is Lucentis?
Lucentis is the trade name for ranibizumab, a monoclonal antibody fragment based on the larger molecule bevacizumab – which has the trade name Avastin. Bot...
What is Ozurdex?
Retinal eye diseases such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion are difficult to treat. All of them have diffe...