Ophthalmology
Insight Ophthalmology is an Ophthalmology practice in New York, NY
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 Insight Ophthalmology 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.
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Cataract Surgery
Insight Ophthalmology is a Cataract Surgery practice in New York, NY
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in surgically removing cataracts - the fissures on an eye lens cortex - to improve a patient's quality of life.
Cataract Surgeons at Insight Ophthalmology perform
phacoemulsification, laser-assisted surgery, and extracapsular cataract extraction. Cataract Surgery is
the removal of cataracts from the cortex, as well as the insertion of a corrective plastic lens. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Cataract Surgery practices include cloudy vision caused by congenital, nuclear, cortical, and posterior subcapsular cataracts.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Cataract Surgery
practices include performing presurgical ultrasounds to determine corrective lens prescription, cataract removal and lens insertion surgery, as well as post-surgical care to prevent infections and determine a patient's new vision.
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Glaucoma Ophthalmology
Insight Ophthalmology is a Glaucoma Ophthalmology practice in New York, NY
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in eye surgery and eye disease.
Glaucoma Ophthalmologists at Insight Ophthalmology 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.
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Optometry
Insight Ophthalmology is an Optometry practice in New York, NY
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in examining eyes for both vision and health problems, and correcting refractive errors by prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses, as well as providing low vision care and vision therapy.
Optometrists at Insight Ophthalmology perform
eye exams to detect any vision problems or diseases; requires testing visual acuity, depth, and color perception, as well as the ability to focus and coordinate the eyes. Optometry is
the practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Optometry practices include conjunctivitis, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Optometry
practices include visual acuity test, color blindness test, cover test, eye movement test, depth perception test, retinoscopy, refraction test, as well as autorefractor and abberrometer prescription estimate.
Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.
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