As many of you have been reading, I’m recovering nicely from having both my eye lenses replaced in cataract surgery here in the Philippines.  Suring the past few weeks when I wrote about various aspects of the surgery I looked a number of times for inline information about the hospital where my eye doctor practices and where I had the )out patient) surgery performed.  Couldn’t find it.  Figured there wasn’t a web site.  Asked my doctor and he made some vague reference to his FaceBook account and (scourge of the Internet in the Philippines) his |”Multiply” page )don’t get me going on Multiply, *sigh*

But low an behold there is a web site for my hospital’s eye clinic and a good one too.  Methinks they need to pay a bit more attention to how people find them via Internet searches, but they can’t be faulted in their eye care efforts.

Fatima Eye Laser Center

Keratorefractive Surgery

It is a branch in Ophthalmology which makes use of technology to correct errors of refraction by applying laser, or knife surgery, as well as other devices to the cornea to correct errors of refraction.

Cornea and External Eye

It is a subspecialty in Ophthalmology which addresses diseases in the cornea as well as the external part of the eyeball such as the conjunctiva, the eyelashes, the eyelids and the sclera. Common conditions this discipline manages are corneal scars, infections of the conjunctiva, dry eyes and ulcers.

Glaucoma

This subspecialty deals with the effect of different conditions and risk factors which affect the optic nerve, usually through a mechanism of increased intraocular pressure. This discipline seeks to identify people with glaucoma and applies various diagnostic and treatment modalities to control its worsening.

Retina

This subspecialty deals with diseases of the retina, a neurovascular tissue lining the inside of the eyeball. Common diseases addressed by this discipline are retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration.

Pediatric Ophthalmology

This subspecialty deals with ocular diseases common in children. This discipline addresses amblyopia, retinopathy of prematurity, congenital cataracts and congenital glaucoma, among others.

Uveitis

This subspecialty deals with ocular inflammation in the middle coat of the eye, known as the uvea. Various immunological and inflammatory diseases are addressed by this specialization, usually clinically presenting as red eyes. Conditions by the uveitis specialists addresses common and not so common diseases such as TB uveitis, SLE, chorioretinitis, among others.

Low Vision Rehabilitation

This is a discipline wherein patients with low vision are trained skills to improve their quality of life. Patients who have a limited prognosis of visual improvement could still benefit from activities designed by consultants from this field.

Cataract

This specialty of Ophthalmology deals with addressing one of the most common causes of blurring of vision in the adult population—- lens opacity or cataracts. The center routinely does cataract surgeries usually on an out-patient basis using state of the art phacoemulsification machines.

Orbit, Plastic, Lacrimal

This specialty deals with diseases of the orbit, or the bony cavity which houses the eyeball, the lacrimal gland or the organ for producing tears and addresses aesthetic and reconstructive operations on the eyelids for certain indications

Great folks there at Fatima, highly recommended.

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