Opthalmology
Is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids
Ophthalmology is that speciality of medicine,which deals with the treatment of eye diseases and surgery of visual apparatus.
Sub-specialities
Ophthalmology includes sub-specialities which deal either with certain diseases or diseases of certain parts of the eye. Some of them are:
- Anterior segment surgery
- Cataract — not considered a subspecialty perse, since most general ophthalmologists do surgery for this.
- Cornea, ocular surface, and external disease
- Glaucoma
- Neuro-opthalmology
- Ocular oncology
- Oculoplastics & Orbit surgery
- Ophthalmic pathology
- Pediatric ophthalmology/Strabismus (squint)
- Refractive surgery
- Medical retina, deals with treatment of retinal problems conservatively.
- Vitreoretinal Surgery, deals with surgical management of retinal and posterior segment diseases and disorders. Medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery sometimes together called posterior segment subspecialisation.
- Uveitis/Immunology
- Veterinary" Formal specialty training programs in veterinary ophthalmology now exist in some countries
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