Ophthalmology (Eye)
Samaritan Medical Center and local Ophthalmologists offer comprehensive eye care needs for our community. Taking care of your eyes is important from childhood to adulthood. Ophthalmology is a medical specialty focusing on the prevention, diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of vision problems and eye disease.
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What are common conditions your Ophthalmologists treat? Close
Common conditions our Ophthalmologists treat include:
- Amblyopia (lazy eye)
- Blurred vision
- Cataracts
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Corneal ulcers
- Detached or torn retina
- Cervical or lumbar radiculopathy
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Dry eye
- Eye injuries caused by sun exposure, dust, chemicals or foreign objects
- Floaters and flashes
- Glaucoma
- Infections
- Low vision
- Macular degeneration
- Ptosis (drooping eyelid)
- Strabismus (crossed eyes)
- Styes or chalazions
- Tumors
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What are common Ophthalmology procedures? Close
Some of the most common Ophthalmology procedures:
- Cataract surgery (Learn about Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery)
- Corneal refractive therapy
- Corneal transplant (Learn about DSEK Corneal Transplants)
- Detached retina repair
- Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation (ECP – for glaucoma)
- Artificial corneal transplants (Boston K-Pro)
- Glaucoma surgery (Learn about Ahmed Valve Express Shunt Advanced Glaucoma Procedure)
- Clear lens exchange (after cataract surgery)
- LASIK/refractive surgery
- Pterygium surgery (growth on the cornea)
- Retinal laser surgery for diabetic and glaucoma eye diseases
- Strabismus surgery
- Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
