Equipment & Services
Delivering quality, safe and affordable eye health care.
Screening:
(Carl Zeiss Visucam 524)
Fundus Photography
The prevention of blindness depends on catching eye diseases early. More often than not, vision is not yet affected during the early stages of the disease and the patient is unsuspectful that there already is a problem. Therefore, being able to see and photograph the vital structures inside the eye before any blurring starts is vital in avoiding permanent loss of vision.. Problems like diabetes, glaucoma, hypertension and macular degeneration, among others, can easily be picked up will still starting.
Cataract
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye which leads to a decrease in vision. Cataracts often develop slowly and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms may include faded colors, blurry vision, halo's around light, trouble with bright lights, and trouble seeing at night. This may result in trouble driving, reading, or recognizing faces. Poor vision caused by cataracts may also result in an increased risk of falling and depression. Cataracts cause half of all cases of blindness and 33% of visual impairment worldwide.
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Biometry
Cataract surgery is already considered refractive surgery. Thus, accuracy in achieving the patient’s desired vision after cataract removal is of prime importance. This machine is the latest, most sophisticated, and the most accurate in determining what intraocular lens (IOL) implant to use to achieve this goal.
(Carl Zeiss IOL Master 700)
A - Scan
The A-scan ultrasonography provides the data on the length of the eye, which is an important information in certain eye disorders and diseases. The most common use of the A-scan is to determine eye length for calculation of intraocular lens power in very hard and thick cataracts.
B - Scan
B-scan ultrasonography is a simple, noninvasive tool for diagnosing lesions of the posterior segment of the eyeball. Conditions such as vitreous hemorrhage (bleeding), vitreous opacities, infections, retinal detachment, eye masses (benign or malignant) can be detected and evaluated with this test. These are important to identify prior to surgery when the density of the cataract does not allow the eye doctor to view the posterior part of the eye.
(Cataract Surgery)
(DGH ScanMate A - Scan & B - Scan)
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye disease that is often associated with elevated intraocular pressure, in which damage to the eye (optic) nerve can lead to loss of vision and even blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world.
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Automated Visual Field
Glaucoma damages the nerve of the eye which eventually leads to a total blackout of one’s vision. It starts out with a “blind spot” that gradually increases to involve the entire field of vision if untreated.
A visual field test or perimetry is performed when glaucoma is suspected. This is a definitive test to determine whether one has glaucoma or not. For those who already have glaucoma, serial tests are performed to monitor effectivity of treatment.
(Carl Zeiss Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer
Optical Coherence Tomography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is like a “CTScan of the eye” but gives a closer and more detailed photo of the inner structures. In particular, the retina, macula and optic nerve. The OCT scan of the optic nerve will show even the earliest changes or damages caused by glaucoma. This is also used by eye doctors, through subsequent examinations, in determining if glaucoma is controlled or if there is progressive damage to the nerve.
(Carl Zeiss Cirrhus 5000)
Laser Iridotomy
Glaucoma is an eye disease where there is an abnormally elevated pressure inside the eye. This is usually caused by a blockage of the outflow of fluid from inside the eye. With accumulation of this fluid, pressure builds up similar to the hardening of a ball as you continue filling it up with air or water.
Laser iridotomy involves producing an opening in the structure of the eye close to the drainage area to ensure that this block is relieved. In quite a number of cases, eye doctors are able to detect the problem before it actually occurs and perform this as a preventive procedure.
(Visulas YAG Laser)
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss among people with diabetes and a leading cause of blindness among working-age adults. DME is a consequence of diabetic retinopathy that causes swelling in the area of the retina called the macula.
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Fundus Photography
As mentioned earlier, this is often the first test done to diagnose and record diabetes involvement of the retina. The signs of diabetic retinopathy include any of the following, any combination or all depending on the severity of eye involvement: bleeding (spots, blots, flame-shaped), yellowish cottonwool lesions, fibrin bands and retinal detachment.
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Fluorescein Angiography
Once color photographs of the retina shows diabetic involvement, the next step needed is a fluorescein angiography (FA). This a diagnostic procedure that uses a special camera to record the blood flow in the retina by following and photographing a special dye in different time sequences as it goes through the blood vessels of the eye. Through this, damaged and abnormal blood vessels that are leaking or bleeding are seen which will guide the eye doctor in the medical and laser treatment of the problem.
(Carl Zeiss Visucam 524)
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(Fundus Photo of Diabetic Patient)
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(Fluorescein Angiography of Diabetic Patient)
Pan Retineal Coagulation
Guided by the flourescein angiography photos showing the areas where damaged and abnormal blood vessels are present, and where bleeding and leaking is occuring, panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) is performed to make tiny burns that seal and stop these vessels from growing and leaking.
This laser is also used to treat other problems like venous occlusive diseases, ocular tumors, central serous chorioretinopathy.
(Carl Zeiss Visulas 532s)