RETINA

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The patient’s eye is dilated and examined using advanced diagnostic technologies such as OCT, angiography, fundus photography, retinal imaging and ultra sound. A photographic documentation of the retina helps to keep a track of the improvement in the eye.

LASER INDIRECT OPHTHALMOSCOPY (LIO)

This procedure involves using laser through binocular indirect ophthalmoscope for retinal photocoagulation. It is often used for patients with diabetic retinopathy, venous occlusions, peripheral retinal holes and lattice degenerations.

INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS

Drugs such as Lucentis, Avastin, Ozurdex and others are injected in the eye to prevent further loss of vision after the pupil is dilated and numbed with anesthesia. These can often help in halting progression or reversing the disease pathology in diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusions or age related macular degeneration.

VITREO RETINAL SURGERY: MINIMALLY INVASIVE VITRECTOMY SURGERY (MIVS)

Vitrectomy is done to repair or prevent retinal detachment, especially when it threatens to affect the macula. We have the most advanced vitrectomy machine and the expertise to deal with complex retinal problems.

FUNDUS ANGIOGRAPHY

A small amount of yellow fluorescein dye is injected which travels to the eye, where it highlights the blood vessels. It is particularly useful in showing leaking blood vessels and highlighting where the blood supply at the back of the eye is poor. After this, photographs of the eye are taken.

RETINAL ULTRASTRUCTURE EXAMINATION (HIGH DEFINITION, SPECTRAL DOMAIN OCT WITH OCTA)

This examination allows the doctor to understand the problems of patient’s retina, which might often not be identified using other optical techniques. OCTA allows angiography of the eye without injecting any dye thus making it a completely non invasive procedure.

ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION OF RETINA

While optical techniques can reveal much about the structure of the retina, ultrasound allows imaging of the choroid and deeper tissues.