Blepharoplasty can be done either alone, or combined with brow-lifting techniques to lift the top part of the face. Although done for cosmetic reasons, a blepharoplasty can sometimes be done to improve vision.
Cataracts are a common problem, affecting around half of all people over 65. The progressive clouding of the lens can impair your eyesight and get worse over time. If failing sight is affecting your work, hobbies or well-being, Our expert ophthalmologists can operate to replace the cloudy lens and restore vision within days.
Corneal transplants are performed by ophthalmic surgeons who specialise in the treatment of diseases affecting the cornea, the front window of the eye. The London Clinic offers several different types of corneal transplantation techniques including all methods that involve lamellar or partial thickness keratoplasty.
If you develop the early stages of diabetic retinopathy, the most helpful treatment is to get your diabetes under tighter control, rather than to treat your eyes directly. It will also help if you control your blood pressure and your blood cholesterol
DCR surgery is done to treat a watery, sticky eye caused by narrowing or blockage of the tear drainage tubes, which run from the inner corner of the eye into the tear sac and then down into the nose.
The London Clinic offers a range of tests to detect eye cancer quickly and efficiently. A fixed-price package for this treatment is available from £1475
Fluorescein angiography is an important technique used when first diagnosing eye diseases that affect the retina. It is routinely used to diagnose age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and diabetic macular oedema (DME).
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and cause vision loss. An All-Inclusive Package for this treatment is available from £3,445.
We can treat wet AMD very effectively now, providing that we catch it at an early stage. Patients who develop wet AMD always do so after showing signs of dry AMD and regular monitoring to detect progression is essential. Vision can then be preserved in many cases using intravitreal injections of Lucentis® or Avastin®. Treatments need to be repeated every month for maximum benefit, but can be continued over several years as necessary.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an important diagnostic tool in ophthalmology. The London Clinic Eye Centre has the latest, most sophisticated optical coherence tomography system, the Heidelberg Spectralis. The major application of optical coherence tomography is for diagnosing and monitoring retinal disease. It is completely non-invasive; there are no probes or needles and examination by an OCT machine is not at all uncomfortable.
Refractive lens exchange is offered by The London Clinic as an alternative to laser eye surgery for patients who are not suitable for LASEK/PRK or LASIK, or for people who need eyesight correction and who are already starting to form cataracts.
The first treatment to correct a squint is to prescribe glasses, if appropriate, as this can often straighten the eye. The next step is to make the eye that is misaligned work harder to improve its capacity for vision. If surgery is required, it repositions the muscles around the eyeball. This is a minor operation usually done under a general anaesthetic.
Treatment options include: punctal plugs; punctoplasty (surgery to enlarge the tear puncta); dacryocystorhinostomy (an operation to create a new channel for tears).
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