Treatment Options
Cataract Surgery.
Phacoemulsification (Phaco) with intraocular lens insertion (IOL) (routine procedure)
Laser assisted cataract surgery (LASC) Femtosecond laser with phacoemulsification cataract surgery and IOL insertion
(laser developed in 2011)
Extracapsular cataract surgery –
Used for very dense, hard cataracts (uncommon)
Intracapsular cataract surgery –
very rarely used now
Laser Treatments.
YAG laser for dissolving tissues without opening the eye -
Used for posterior capsular haze after cataract surgery
Used for peripheral iridotomy in narrow angle glaucoma
SLT laser for open angle glaucoma
Argon laser for sealing haemorrhages, treating retinal holes/tears
Strabismus Treatment Options/Surgery.
Low dose miotic drops
Glasses
Occlusion / Patching / dilating drops
Prisms – Fresnel, in glasses
Botox – for medical conditions (NOT cosmetic)
Strabismus muscle surgery
Adjustable strabismus surgery – a slip knot can be adjusted the following day under local anaesthetic drops
Glaucoma Treatment Options.
Drops
Laser – SLT laser, YAG laser, Argon Laser
I Stent – following cataract surgery
Trabeculectomy drainage surgery
Botox used for Medical Treatment
(NOT cosmetic)
Hemifacial spasm
Blepharospasm
Extraocular muscle imbalance (eye turns)
eg 6 th nerve palsy, long standing eye turn in a poor vision eye