Solutions for Eye Diseases

The most frequent eye diseases are:

Cataracts which is the clouding of a “window” inside the eye. It usually evolves slowly except for certain types. When the cataracts harm the vision, the decision to proceed to the operation is decided by the patient, except if the surgery needs to be done early to avoid post-surgery complications. The Clinique des Yeux de Laval will take care of the ophthalmology referral and the post-surgery follow-up care.

Glaucoma is caused by an intraocular pressure which is too high for the resistance capacity of the optic nerve fibers. The optic nerve fibers then die, and the subsequent vision loss is gradual meaning that the patient won’t have any symptoms… until later in the process. The losses are unrecoverable, so glaucoma needs to be treated the earliest possible. The treatment is usually drops who will lower the intraocular pressure. A regular follow-up allows the verification of the stability of the condition using instruments such as the OCT scanner or the visual threshold test.

The macular degeneration is a disease which touches the center of the eye (the macular being the part of the retina which allows us to see details). The “dry » form develops slowly, by atrophy of the visual cells. It is treatable by prevention only. The “humid” form develops more rapidly following a hemorrhage inside the macula of the eye. It is usually treatable by intraocular injection. It needs to be done before the healing to avoid a permanent vision loss. The complete examination with the OCT scanner allows to differentiate the two forms and guide the prevention and treatments.