Cornea And Refractive Services

 

The cornea is the clear front dome shaped window of the eye. It provides about 2/3 of the eye's focusing power. It gives us a clear window to look through and is the key to good vision. It also helps shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful pollutants. The Services at Devi is dedicated to the health and functioning of Cornea. We pride ourselves at being the most experienced unit in the state. Our unparallel expertise and state of the art equipment allow us to offer excellent medical and surgical treatment of the full range of routine, complex and high risk Corneal and external diseases, as well as the most current vision correction procedures.

 

The Cornea Service treats patients with disorders of the Cornea and outer coats of the eye, including the conjunctiva and sclera. Conditions affecting these parts of the eye can cause redness, pain and decreased vision. The Corneal Service at our centre provides medical and surgical care to a wide variety of corneal, external eye related diseases and anterior segment eye disorders.The Devi Eye hospital provides comprehensive eye care for a range of routine, complex and high-risk corneal and external diseases, as well as the most current vision correction procedures.

Cornea And External Eye Disease



  • Corneal Infections
  • Eye allergies Corneal complications arising from other forms of ocular surgery
  • Ocular surface trauma
  • Ocular surface disorders like blepharitis, meibomitis, conjunctival and scleral diseases
  • Refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism)
  • Conjunctivitis (red eye)
  • Pterygium
  • Corneal dystrophies and degenerations

 

 

Surgical Facilities Offered by the Cornea Services



  • Corneal Transplantation: Penetrating keratoplasty, Lamellar keratoplasty, Endothelial keratoplasty(DSAEK)
  • Keratoprosthesis (Artificial cornea)
  • Scleral grafting.