The optic nerve carries the information of vision from the eye to the brain. Diseases involving the optic nerve are dealt with by a Neuro-ophthalmologist.
The neuro-ophthalmology service is a highly specialized one of a kind facility providing comprehensive care for cases related to optic nerve or other eye nerve problems or eye problems associated with neurological or neurosurgical problems. The service is manned by a dedicated neuro-ophthalmologist and has the latest equipment for the diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmology cases including advanced static perimetry and kinetic perimetry, high resolution optical coherence tomography and a portable fundus camera for non-ambulatory patients among others.
Neuro Ophthalmology – When should you visit your eye doctor?
Neuro Ophthalmic issues are quite a concern for doctors; for if not treated on time, it could result in Optic Nerve atrophy (death of the optic nerve).
Some of the most common signs of Optic Nerve Dysfunction include:
- Reduced visual activity all of a sudden
- Double vision and headaches
- A less reactive pupil (pupil is the central part of eyeball that allows light to pass through)
- Impairment of colour vision (especially inability to identify red & green colours)
- Difficulty in seeing light (Photophobia)
- Visual Field Defects (visibility coverage)
Treatment
Oculoplasty can be treated either through Medical, Laser or Surgery.
Facilities available in Oculoplasty Service are
- Surgical and therapeutic
- Well equipped ophthalmic plastic suites
- Radio Frequency Surgical unit
- Mechanized orbitotomy equipment
- Endoscopy for transnasal procedures
- Custom made ocular and facial prosthesis
- Eyelid and Eyebrow
- Ptosis correction
- Entropion and Ectropion correction
- Eyelid tumor removal and reconstruction
- Eyelid trauma repair
- Blepharoplasty and Brow lift
- Botox injections
- Lacrimal system
- Dacryocystorhinostomy, external and endoscopic endonasal
- Management of congenital dacryocystitis
- Repair of Lacrimal canalicular laceration
- Socket
- Enucleation with orbital implant
