Rakhi Patil, MD

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Rakhi Patil is an Ophthalmologist in Des Plaines, IL with special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. As an Ophthalmologist, Rakhi Patil, MD performs eye exams, vision care, eye disease diagnosis and treatment, and eye surgery. Ophthalmology is the diagnosis and treatment of all eye and visual ailments including vision services (glasses and contacts) and surgery, as well as the prevention of medical eye disorders. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Ophthalmologists include amblyopia (lazy eye), astigmatism, cataracts, conjunctivitis, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, eye cancer, glaucoma, hyperopia, macular degeneration, myopia, presbyopia, retinal detachment, strabismus, and uveitis. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Ophthalmologists include eye exams, blepharoplasty, intraoccular lens, laser eye surgery, and photodynamic therapy.

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Glaucoma Ophthalmologist

Dr. Rakhi Patil is a Glaucoma Ophthalmologist in Des Plaines, IL with special training and skill in eye surgery and eye disease. As a Glaucoma Ophthalmologist, Rakhi Patil, MD performs diagnostic testing, medication prescription, laser surgery, and operating room surgery. Glaucoma Ophthalmology is an osteopathic or medical specialty providing eye and vision care for patients with glaucoma. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Glaucoma Ophthalmologists include glaucoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Glaucoma Ophthalmologists include ophthalmoscopy, perimetry, tonometry, gonioscopy, pachymetry, medication prescription, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, iridotomy, trabeculoplasty, trabeculectomy, and glaucoma drainage device implantation.

An ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of glaucoma and other disorders related to increased intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage. This specialty involves the medical and surgical treatment of these conditions.

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  Doctor of Medicine (MD)

  Rush University (Jan ’99)

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  Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

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  Member of the American Board of Ophthalmology

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  Member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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  Member of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society