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Cornea Surgery in Ghatkopar Treatment at mumbaieyecare | Dr. Jatin Ashar

Cornea Surgery in Ghatkopar<br>The cornea is the clear dome shaped transparent, outermost layer of the eye, about 12 mm in diameter. It serves as a physical barrier against dust, microorganisms and other harmful particles. The cornea also plays an important role in vision. It filters some amount of ultraviolet light and protects iris, pupil and anterior chamber.

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Cornea Surgery in Ghatkopar Treatment at mumbaieyecare | Dr. Jatin Ashar

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  1. CorneaSurgeryinGhatkopar Treatmentatmumbaieyecare|Dr. JatinAshar CorneaSurgeryinGhatkopar Thecorneais thecleardomeshapedtransparent,outermostlayeroftheeye, about12 mm indiameter.Itserves asaphysical barrieragainstdust, microorganismsandotherharmful particles.Thecorneaalsoplaysan importantrole invision.Itfilters someamountofultravioletlightandprotects iris, pupil andanteriorchamber. Aslightis refractedbythecurvatureofthecornea,it is focusedontheobject andformsaclearImage.Anyinfection,diseaseortraumatothecorneacan interferewithvisionby blockingordistorting light asit enters theeye.It containsspecializedtissuehavingnobloodvesselsand is nourishedwith yourtearsandaqueoushumor (behindthecornea). Treatment Simplecorneal conditionscanbetreated withantibioticoranti-inflammatory eyedrops orpills.If youhaveadvancedcornealdisease,youmayneedan advancedtreatment. Lasertreatment–In Corneal dystrophies,doctors canuseatypeoflaser treatmentcalledphototherapeutic keratectomy(PTK)to reshapethecornea, removescartissue,andmakevisionclearer. Corneal transplantsurgery –Incasecornea is damagedandcannotbe repaired,doctors can removethedamagedpartand replace it withhealthy cornealtissuefromadonor. Artificialcornea-As analternativetocorneal transplant,doctorscan replace adamagedcorneawithanartificial cornea,calledakeratoprosthesis(KPro). Toscheduleanappointmentwithourexperts forCorneaSurgery In Ghatkopar,Mumbai,pleasecall usat+918451045935,+91-8451045934or visitourclinic atAddress.

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