Syeda S. T. Basith, MD

Ophthalmologist

Dr. Syeda S. T. Basith is an Ophthalmologist in Fort Myers, FL with special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. As an Ophthalmologist, Syeda S. T. Basith, 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.

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  Glaucoma research fellowship

  Wills Eye Hospital

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  Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus fellowship

  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

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  Pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus

  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Anterior Segment Fellowship- Aravind Eye Hospital India

• Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

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• Member of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus