Ophthalmology
When we talk about eye or ocular surgery we talk about all the surgical procedures performed on the eye or its adnexa, by an ophthalmologist.
These procedures are very delicate and need the attention only a profesional eye surgeon can provide. The eye is a fragile organ, and requires extreme care before, during, and after a surgical procedure.
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Cornea Surgery
What is it?
Is a surgery procedure that alter the shape of the cornea for improving the vision and reduce the need for glasses of a patient.
The cornea is the clear front surface that allows light to enter the eye for vision.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes per eye.
Anesthesia: Local
Side Effects: Blurry or hazy vision the day of surgery.
Recovery: 3 to 8 weeks.
Retina Surgery
What is it?
The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines inside of the eye and send visual messages to the brain. A surgical procedure is used when the retina of the patient tear.
The procedure consists in making makes small burns with laser around the retinal tear.
The scarring that results from, seals the retina to the underlying tissue helping to prevent a retinal detachment.
Duration: 10 to 15 minutes per eye.
Anesthesia: Local
Side Effects: Blurry vision a few days after the procedure.
Recovery: 10 days to 2 weeks.
Lasik
What is it?
Laser eye surgery or lasik, is a type of refractive surgery for the correction of common vision problems as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, to improve visual acuity.
Duration: 10 to 15 minutes per eye.
Anesthesia: Local.
Side Effects: Blurry vision 24 to 72 hours after the procedure.
Recovery: 3 days.
Cataract Surgery
What is it?
Is a surgical procedure used to remove the lens of the eye when it has become cloudy is and replaced it with an artificial lens kown as intraocular lens (IOL) to restore clear vision.
This is a very common and safe procedure.
Duration: 20 to 30 minutes per eye.
Anesthesia: Local.
Side Effects: Blurry vision 24 to 72 hours after the procedure.
Recovery: 5 to 7 days.