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What is Ophthalmology?
Ophthalmology is the specialized field of medicine that focuses on the health of the eye. It includes the anatomy, physiology and diseases that may affect the eye. Historically, the science of ophthalmology encompassed all aspects of visual function, both in health and in illness. Additionally, ophthalmology also includes animal eyes as ocular function and optic diseases are similar among humans and animals.
Who is Ophthalmologist?
An ophthalmologist is a specialist physician who is involved with the prevention, diagnosis and medical treatment of the eyes. This may include surgical procedures and pharmaceutical interventions and, as such, ophthalmologists have training in both fields. Aspects of visual function that may be considered by an ophthalmologist while doing a medical examination to make a diagnosis may include refraction, orthoptics, binocular vision and strabismus.
What eye problems require surgery?
Ophthalmologists perform surgery for the following eye problems:
- Cataracts. Normally your eyes are clear. Cataracts happen when your eyes cloud, causing symptoms such as blurred vision.
- Glaucoma. This condition is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. People with glaucoma have optic nerve damage from fluid buildup in the eye.
- Retinal detachment. This is a serious eye condition that happens when your retina, the layer of tissue in the back of your eye, pulls away from supporting tissues.
What eye problems require specialized treatment?
Here are some examples of conditions when you might seek treatment from an ophthalmologist:
- Age-related macular degeneration. This is a common age-related eye problem that prevents people from seeing what’s directly in front of them.
- Amblyopia (lazy eye). Amblyopia, or lazy eye, occurs when one eye becomes weaker than the other during infancy or childhood. Treatments include an eye patch or glasses.
- Astigmatism. This eye condition causes blurred vision. It’s sometimes treated with laser surgery.
- Corneal disease. These are conditions that can affect your vision by damaging your cornea.
- Diabetes-related retinopathy. Diabetes-related retinopathy is an eye condition that weakens the blood vessels in your retina.
- Farsightedness (hyperopia). People who are farsighted can see objects that are far away but have trouble focusing on close things. Farsightedness is sometimes treated with LASIK surgery.
- Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). This is a common age-related eye problem that causes you to see “floaters” or flashes of light.
What tests are done to check my eyes?
Your ophthalmologist will perform several tests to learn more about your eye health:
- Visual acuity test. You’ll be asked to read from a chart, called a Snellen chart that contains lines of random letters that become smaller as you move down the chart.
- Color blindness test. You’ll be asked to look at several charts filled with colored dots that form numbers.
- Stereopsis test. This test determines if you have adequate 3-D vision.
- Peripheral vision tests. You might be asked to look into a machine and indicate when you see points of light.
- Eye muscle test. You might be asked to look at a penlight or pencil and move your eyes in different directions.
- Pupil constriction test. Your ophthalmologist might look at your pupils with a penlight to confirm your pupils respond to light by constricting or closing.
- Fundus check. You might be given eye drops to dilate your pupils so your ophthalmologist can check the structures at the back of your eye. This area is called your fundus and includes your retina, nearby blood vessels and your optic nerve.
- Front of eye check. You might be asked to look into a slit lamp, which is a magnifying device so your ophthalmologist can check your eyelids, cornea, conjunctiva, sclera and iris.
- Glaucoma test. This test involves placing your eye up to a lens that emits a puff of air so your ophthalmologist can check for glaucoma.
