Surgery Co-Management

We offer surgical co-management in conjunction with local eye surgeons for Cataract surgery, Refractive surgery, Strabismic surgery, and Lasik surgery.  Additionally, we have established working arrangements with other specialized eye care doctors to manage such issues as retinal detachments, retinal tears, and eye hemorrhages.

Cataract Surgery

Cataracts are a natural change of the lens in the eye where a cloudy or opaque area forms. Depending upon its size and location, it can interfere with normal vision.  Cataract surgery is indicated when the cataract impairs vision to the extent that it interferes with normal daily activities.  Surgery is indicated when the natural lens in the eye becomes clouded, and is then replaced with an artificial lens in order to restore clear vision. Cataract extraction is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the world. Our office offers pre-surgical screening and diagnosis, surgeon referral, and post-operative care and support.  Typically, most people are nervous before surgery, but are so pleased they nearly demand to have the other eye done as well.

Diabetic Laser Surgery

Laser Surgery can be used to treat patients with diabetic retinopathy that is threatening irreversible changes to the ocular health. Diabetic retinopathy is a condition occurring in persons with diabetes, which causes progressive damage to the retina, the light sensitive lining at the back of the eye. It is a serious sight-threatening complication of diabetes. Treatment of diabetic retinopathy varies depending on the extent of the disease. It may require laser surgery to seal leaking blood vessels or to discourage new leaky blood vessels from forming. Patients with diabetes need to have an annual eye health exam to document the health of their retina.

Refractive Surgery

Also called LASIK or PRK surgery.  Refractive surgery involves reshaping the cornea by removing a small amount of eye tissue.  This is accomplished by using a highly focused laser beam on the surface of the eye.
For people with higher levels of nearsightedness, other refractive surgery procedures are now available. These procedures involve implanting a small lens with the desired optical correction directly inside the eye, either just in front of the natural lens (phakic intraocular lens implant) or replacing the natural lens (clear lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation). This latter procedure is similar to the one used for cataract surgery patients, who also have lenses implanted in their eyes (intraocular lens implants).

Strabismus Surgery

Crossed eyes, or strabismus as it is medically termed, is a condition in which both eyes do not look at the same place at the same time. It occurs when an eye turns in, out, up or down and is usually caused by poor eye muscle control or a high amount of refractive error difference between each eye (many times farsightedness).
Strabismus surgery can change the length or position of the muscles around the eye in an attempt to better align the eyes. Eye muscle surgery may be able to physically align the eyes so they appear straight. Often a program of vision therapy may also be needed to develop a functional improvement in eye coordination and to keep the eyes from reverting back to their previous condition of misalignment.