Southwestern Eye Center Ltd

Ophthalmology

Southwestern Eye Center Ltd is an Ophthalmology practice in Scottsdale, AZ with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in performing eye exams, diagnosing and treating eye disease, prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. Ophthalmologists at Southwestern Eye Center Ltd perform 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 at Ophthalmology practices 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 Ophthalmology practices 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 Ophthalmology

Southwestern Eye Center Ltd is a Glaucoma Ophthalmology practice in Scottsdale, AZ with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in eye surgery and eye disease. Glaucoma Ophthalmologists at Southwestern Eye Center Ltd perform 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 at Glaucoma Ophthalmology practices include glaucoma. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Glaucoma Ophthalmology practices 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.

Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease Ophthalmology

An ophthalmologist who specializes in the treatment of intraocular inflammation, scleritis, keratitis and infectious disorders affecting the eye and inflammatory disorders of the adnexa and/or orbit.

Retina Ophthalmology

An ophthalmologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of vitreoretinal diseases.