EYE CLINIC & OPHTHALMOLOGY

A cataract is the clouding of the normally clear lens of your eye. For people who have cataracts, seeing through cloudy lenses is a bit like looking through a frosty or fogged-up window. Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it more difficult to read, drive a car (especially at night) or see the expression on a friend’s face. Most cataracts develop slowly and don't disturb your eyesight early on. But with time, cataracts will eventually interfere with your [...]

Laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum. Excimer lasers are used, for example, in: Ophthalmology — to vaporize part of the surface layer of the cornea and thus reshape the cornea to correct refractive errors from myopia(nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. An excimer laser uses a noble-gas halide. Excimer is a chemical term that refers to a substance formed by the [...]

LASIK treatment comprises the correction of refractive defects of the eye like myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, using Excimer laser. What Are The Contraindications Of LASIK Surgery? A structural defect in the cornea  Inappropriate thickness of the corneal Severe eye dryness or high intraocular pressure (glaucoma) Also, LASIK is not performed in pregnant or lactating women (due to the well [...]

Just like the rest of the world, yellow spot disease is one of the top problems which creates vision defect at the ages over 55-60 in Turkey. The problems like reading, driving, recognizing faces, watching tv are mostly caused by the yellow spot disease. The later stages of this disease doesn’t cause total blindness and the individual can go on the daily life. Age - Related Macular Degeneration (Yellow Spot Disease) Retinal layer of the eye consists of nerve cells which transmits [...]

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF DIABETIC EYE DISEASES? Diabetic eye diseases are the ophthalmic problems that may occur as the complication of the diabetes. The problems that may occur in diabetic eye disease: Diabetic retinopathy: The damage emerging in the blood vessels located in retina. Cataract: Blurry vision and the loss of transperacy of the lens of the eye. Cataract emerges at earlier ages f [...]

Retinal layer of the eye is a layer  consising of the nerves that perceives the light coming through and sends it to the brain. If we consider the eye as similar to a photographic apparatus, retina is the filmstrip inside the machine. Macular region is located right in the middle of this layer. Also, in the very middle of this macular region, the fovea region, the region where light is focused is located. Fovea region’s size is as little as a pinhead. Fovea region is colloquially k [...]

What is glaucoma?  Glaucoma is a disease of the major nerve of vision, called the  optic nerve. The optic nerve receives light-generated nerve impulses from the retina and transmits these to the brain, where we recognize those electrical signals as vision. Glaucoma is characterized by a particular pattern of progressive damage to the optic nerve that generally begins with a subtle loss of side vision (peripheral vision). If glaucoma is not diagnosed and treat [...]

Macula Hole Treatment Retinal layer of the eye consists of nerve cells which transmits the light coming from outside to the brain. If the eye is like a camera, retina is the film. Macular area is just in the middle of this section. In the middle of the macula, there is the Foveo which is at the size of a pinhead where the light focuses. Foveo, also known as the yellow spot, gives the retina layer the abilities of central vision and detailed visi [...]

What is Presbyopia? Presbyopia is an age-related problem in near focusing ability  in people over 40 years of age. The lens inside our eyes is flexible. The special flexibility of the lens allows it to thicken when objects come closer, improving the vision. This is the way how near focusing occurs. The human eye slowly begins to lose this ability after the age of 40. Why Does Presbyopia Occur? [...]

Posterior Vitreus Detachment Eye globe is filled with an interior transperant gel-fluid called “vitreus”. Frequently, as the age gets older, vitreus fluid loses its gel texture and gets wrinkled. With this wrinkling vitreus moves off the posterior eye wall. This incident is called “posterior vitreus detachment”. Besides aging, posterior vitreus detachment may emerge earlier due to the impacts, eye concussions, high level [...]

Retinopathy of Prematurity With today’s technology, babies being born very early could be kept alive thanks to the neonatal care units. However in post natal period, ophthalmic development is specifically different from the other tissues and organs. The last 12 weeks of pregnancy is a period when retinal layer’s and vessels’ development gets faster. In premature babies retina and vessels remain shorter therefore they can not reach to the point where t [...]