DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES & LASER
Services
Intraocular Pressure [IOP] Measurement
The GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETER is the gold standard instrument to measure the eye pressure. It is the only reliable instrument to diagnose glaucoma and manage the eye pressure on followup in a glaucoma patient.
Indentation Gonioscopy
This test is the most essential test in diagnosing the sub-type of glaucoma i.e. whether it is open angle glaucoma or a closed angle glaucoma. In Indian eyes if this test is not done, the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma can be erroneous.
Pachymetry
This test determines the corneal thickness of a patient. Corneal thickness is essential prior to LASIK surgery and also in glaucoma patient management
Slit lamp biomicroscopy
This test allows magnified evaluation of the optic nerve in glaucoma patients and macula in macular degeneration patients
Indirect ophthalmoscopy
This test allows a complete evaluation of the retina hence helps in detecting diabetes related damage, blood pressure related damage and also retinal detachment
Field of Vision Testing (Perimetry)
Haag-Streit Octopus 300 Visual Field Analyzer (Perimeter) is used for visual field testing in glaucoma and various neurological and neuro-ophthalmological disorders
Laser for after cataract (Nd:YAG Laser)
Nd YAG (Neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser are used in ophthalmology to remove posterior capsular opacification [YAG Capsulotomy], a condition that may occur after cataract surgery. It is also used to punch a hole in the iris [YAG Iridotomy] to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Intraocular lens power measurement (using both Ultrasound and Optical ASCAN-Biometry)
A-scan Ultrasound biometry, also referred to as A-scan, utilizes an ultrasound device for diagnostic testing in Ophthalmology. For cataract patients, A-scans are extremely beneficial since they help the ophthalmologist determine the power of the intraocular lens (IOL) needed for the artificial implant.
Optical Biometry is a more advance and sensitive form for diagnostic test to determine the lens [IOL] power prior to cataract surgery