Conditions we Treat

About Lacrimal Probing

The tear duct is a channel/passage which runs from a tiny opening in the medial lids through the bone to the inside of the nose, and drains the tears and mucus the eye produces. It should open just before or just after birth but sometimes remains blocked for a considerable time after that, causing watering and discharge from the eye. It is harmless, and does not affect the health of the eye or the vision, although it can make the eyelids red and sore and slightly increases the frequency of infective conjunctivitis. The only potentially serious consequence is acute dacryocystitis, which is very unusual. Most cases resolve with time and can be safely left to do so. Intervention is not normally considered under 1 year and even after that time, spontaneous resolution is still the most likely scenario. The procedure does not have to be done and the decision is the parents. The likelihood of probing success starts to decrease markedly after age 4 years. The aim of lacrimal probing is to open or widen the tear duct in order to reduce or eliminate watering and discharge

About Laser Eye Surgery

Your eye usually works like a perfectly focused camera, where the focusing mechanism of the cornea (the clear window at the front of the eye) and lens brings light to a focus on the retina (the camera film at the back of your eye).
Sometimes light may not be focused properly due to problems with the structure of your eye. These include short sightedness, far sightedness and astigmatism. These are collectively known as refractive errors.
The branch of ophthalmology dealing with surgery to correct refractive errors is known as “refractive surgery”.
Laser vision correction is a type of surgery that improves the focusing power of the eye where an excimer laser (cool temperature laser) is used to improve the focusing power of your eye. This is done by using the laser to change the curvature of the cornea (the clear window at the front of your eye).