Eyes & Vision: Treatments
Trabeculotomy for glaucoma
05/23/08, HealthwiseTrabeculotomy is a surgical procedure much like trabeculectomy. A piece of tissue in the eye's drainage angle is removed to create an opening. This new opening allows fluid (aqueous humor) to drain out of the eye. Trabeculotomy i
Nearsightedness (Myopia) - Other Treatment
07/07/07, HealthwiseNo other treatment (such as medicines, diet, eye exercises, or other self-help measures) has been shown to reverse nearsightedness.
Blocked Tear Ducts - Treatment Overview
04/11/08, HealthwiseMost of the time, a blocked tear duct clears up on its own by the time a baby is 1 year old. But you can help prevent infection by keeping the eye clean and massaging the area of the blockage so fluid does not build up in the duct. If
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Blocked Tear Ducts - Home Treatment
04/11/08, HealthwiseBlocked tear ducts most often occur in babies. If your baby is born with a blocked tear duct, it will usually clear up on its own by 1 year of age.
Blocked Tear Ducts - Surgery
04/11/08, HealthwiseMost babies born with a blocked tear duct will not need surgery. But when surgery is needed, probing is usually done. Probing involves passing a thin wire through the blocked tear duct to open it.
Blocked Tear Ducts - Other Treatment
04/11/08, HealthwiseThere is no other treatment for a blocked tear duct at this time.
Cataract surgery
10/01/07, HealthwiseA cataract is a painless, cloudy area in the lens of the eye. The lens is enclosed in a lining called the lens capsule. Cataract surgery separates the cataract from the lens capsule. In most cases, the lens will be replaced with an in
Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy for cataracts
10/01/07, HealthwiseThe most common complication of adults having standard extracapsular surgery or phacoemulsification for cataracts is clouding of the part of the lens covering (capsule) that remains after surgery, called posterior capsule opacification.
Farsightedness (Hyperopia) - Surgery
11/23/07, HealthwiseSeveral types of surgery are available to treat farsightedness (hyperopia). Surgery is done to reshape the cornea so that light is refocused directly on the retina.
Farsightedness (Hyperopia) - Other Treatment
11/23/07, HealthwiseNo other treatment (such as alternative or complementary therapies, diet, eye exercises, or other self-help measures) has been shown to reverse farsightedness (hyperopia).
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Laser surgery for nearsightedness attempts to correct it by changing the shape of the cornea.
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