Diabetic retinopathy, also known as diabetic eye disease, is when damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes. Arden Herefordshire and Worcestershire Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Details
Speciality: Ophthalmology
Artificial Eye
For wearers of an artificial eye or cosmetic shell and there are over 50 clinics in England for prosthesis checking and polishing with provision of a replacement when necessary.
Cataract Removal in Adults
Cataract surgery is a procedure used to treat cataracts, where changes in the lens of the eye cause cloudy, blurry, or misty vision.
Chalazion
A chalazion also known as a meibomian gland lipogranuloma, is a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Macular disorders – Wet Age Related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD) Diabetic Macular Oedema, Retinal Vein Occlusion
A range of problems can affect the macula. Treatment may be with Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor therapy, also known as anti-VEGF, that blocks vascular endothelial growth factor.
Management of Common Eye Conditions
Management of Common Eye Conditions in Primary Care (shared with the permission of Moorfields Eye Hospital
NHS Eye Care Services
The service has been developed to divert patients away from GP practices to an eye care professional able to see and treat many common eye conditions, helping to release GP capacity.
Retinal Vein Occlusion
Retinal vein occlusion is one of the most common causes of sudden painless unilateral loss of vision.
Squint (Pre-School)
A squint (strabismus) is a condition where the eyes point in different directions.
Surgery on the upper and lower eyelid (blepharoplasty) & browlifts
Blepharoplasty is the plastic surgery operation for correcting defects, deformities, and disfigurations of the eyelids.
