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Cornea Services
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The Cornea Service at Centre for Sight is dedicated to the medical and surgical treatment of problems involving the Cornea and Ocular surface.
The clinic caters to the following Cornea & External eye diseases:
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- Corneal Infections
- Eye allergies Corneal complications arising from other forms of ocular surgery
- Ocular surface trauma
- Ocular surface disorders like blepharitis, meibomitis, conjunctival and scleral diseases
- Refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism)
- Conjunctivitis (red eye)
- Dry eye syndrome
- Ectatic corneal diseases like keratoconus, keratoglobus and pellucid marginal degeneration
- Pterygium
- Corneal dystrophies and degenerations
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Surgical procedures
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- Corneal Transplantation: Penetrating keratoplasty, Lamellar keratoplasty, Endothelial keratoplasty(DSAEK)
- Keratoprosthesis (Artificial cornea)
- Scleral grafting
- Corneal, limbal, and amniotic membrane transplants for ocular surface reconstruction in severe ocular surface disease
- Tissue adhesive application to seal corneal perforation
- Collagen-cross linkage with Riboflavin for Keratoconus, post-LASIK ectasia & pellucid margin dystrophy.
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Other Facilities
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- Specular Microscopy- Study of the corneal endothelium (cells that maintain corneal clarity)
- Pachymetry- Measurement of corneal thickness
- Corneal Topography - Mapping of the cornea
- Aberrometry- Measurement of the aberrations in the eye
- Specialized contact lens fitting
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To know more about Corneal Transplants click here
To know more about Ocular surface disorders click here
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