Ophthalmology

The ophthalmology service at VSEC offers a wide variety of intraocular, corneal, and adnexal surgeries, each of which is performed by a Board Certified specialist. Find below a list of the most common procedures performed. Please note that this is not a complete list of procedures offered.

Intraocular procedures:

• Cataract surgery (phacoemulsification)
• Intracapsular lens extraction for treatment of lens luxation

Corneal procedures:

• Conjunctival and other corneal grafts
• Corneal laceration repair
• Corneal foreign body removal
• Keratectomy for treatment of sequestra, dermoids and non-healing ulcers

Adnexal procedures:

• Entropion correction
• Replacement of prolapsed third eyelid gland
• Eyelid mass excision
• Eyelid laceration repair
• Cryotherapy for treatment of distichiasis, ectopic cilia, and eyelid masses
• Eyelid margin reconstruction for eyelid agenesis and other eyelid defects

Other procedures:

• Enucleation
• Evisceration with intrascleral prosthesis
• Diode laser retinopexy
• Gonioimplant and laser surgery for glaucoma
• Orbitotomy
• Parotid duct transposition
• Nasolacrimal system reconstruction