Eye Procedures

1. AIR FLUID EXCHANGE:  
   A procedure to remove blood from the back of the eye or to reattach a detached retina after a vitrectomy.
    

2. AVASTIN:  
   A medication used to treat wet macular degeneration as well as diabetic retinopathy and vascular diseases of the eye.
    

3. CATARACT:
   A clouding of the lens that requires surgical removal to improve vision.
    

4. DIABETIC LASER TREATMENT:  
   Laser treatment used to seal leakage or new vessel growth in the back of the eye in diabetic eye disease.
    

5. GAS INJECTION:  
   A gas injected into the eye to repair a retinal detachment.
    

6. LUCENTIS:  
   A medication similar to Avastin.
    

7. PHACOEMULSIFICATION:  
   A technique using a rapidly vibrating probe to remove a cataract through a small incision.
    

8. SCLERAL BUCKLE:  
   A silicon sponge used to repair a detached retina that is surgically implanted.
    

9. VITRECTOMY:  
   Removal of the gel in the back of the eye, removes opacities, scar tissue or floaters to improve vision.

 

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