cornea
What Is Cornea Treatment?
The cornea is the part of your eye designed to protect the rest of the eye and allows light to infiltrate the eye. When you sustain an injury to your cornea, it can cause significant pain and discomfort, impede your vision, and prevent you from living a normal life.
Some cornea problems are mild, like a scratched cornea, and can heal quickly with the proper treatment protocol. Other cornea conditions may require a more complex cornea treatment protocol, like a corneal transplant. Regardless of the simplicity or complexity of your cornea problems, we can schedule an appointment to diagnose your condition and recommend a unique treatment plan to help your eye heal, restore your vision, and alleviate your symptoms.
Available Treatments:
Gas-permeable lenses are contact lenses, also referred to as rigid gas-permeable lenses. These lenses are made of compounds that contain silicone, and the primary purpose of their unique composition is to allow oxygen to filter through the lens to the eye. They are different from the common soft contact lenses since they increase oxygen supply to the eyes, which may help address or prevent cornea issues. These contact lenses can help promote optimal cornea health long-term.
Who Are They Right For?
Patients with astigmatism, those who don’t qualify for soft contact lenses, and those who want to promote optimal oxygen flow to the eyes make good candidates for gas-permeable lenses.
The Benefits of Gas-Permeable Contact Lenses
There are many benefits to choosing gas-permeable contact over a softer option. These lenses tend to last longer and don’t rip or tear as easily as others. Patients who choose these lenses won’t have to replace them as often as soft lenses and can use one pair for up to 12 months. Other benefits include:
- Gas-permeable contact lenses also can allow better clarity of vision
- They don’t require as extensive a cleaning process as soft lenses
- They promote optimal oxygen flow, which promotes eye health
If you have specific eye issues or cornea problems that prevent you from wearing regular contact lenses and want to promote optimal oxygen flow to your eyes, you may be a good candidate for gas-permeable contact lenses. We can discuss the details of these lenses and confirm your treatment eligibility at your initial consultation.
Patients with a damaged cornea may benefit from a corneal transplant. We offer this option for those suffering from a cornea-related disease or other conditions, including swelling, scarring, thinning, tearing, and other complications and conditions that interfere with eyesight, cause pain, and detract from the quality of life. This procedure involves the use of donor corneal tissue to replace the damaged or affected portion of the patient’s cornea.
The procedure is designed to improve the function and aesthetics of the cornea while also improving vision and reducing symptoms, including chronic eye pain. If you are a good candidate for this procedure, we will discuss the surgical protocol in detail, as well as the recovery process, so that you know exactly what to expect.
Corneal abrasions are also known as scratched corneas and are common eye ailments. Abrasions of the cornea are common among contact lens wearers, but they can also result from a foreign body in the eye. The most common symptoms of a corneal abrasion include vision changes, blurriness, eye pain, constant tearing, recurrent headaches, redness in the affected eye, photophobia, pain, and discomfort.
While some corneal abrasions can be treated at home, others require medical attention and a unique treatment plan for optimal healing. We offer different treatment options for patients based on the severity of their condition. If you think you have sustained a corneal abrasion, the first step is an appointment at our office so that we can evaluate your eye and then design a treatment plan appropriate for your condition.
The Palm Beach Eye Clinic
Philosophy of Service
When you come to Palm Beach Eye Clinic for cornea treatment, you’ll be treated by a staff that believes in patient-centered care and building a foundation of trust and excellence through quality service. When you seek treatment here, you can expect that your time will be valued, and your doctor will be prepared to perform the exam, thoroughly discuss your symptoms, and make the treatment recommendations necessary based on your exact symptoms and condition.
Our goal is to create an organized and calm environment where patients receive prompt and gentle care and feel heard and valued throughout their entire treatment plan, from the first to the final appointment.
Schedule Your Consultation
If you’re suffering from the symptoms of a cornea issue, you need a cornea treatment plan designed to alleviate your symptoms and restore health to your eyes. We can perform the necessary examination to determine the cause of your symptoms so that we can create the individualized treatment protocol necessary to alleviate any discomfort, improve your vision and keep your eyes as healthy as possible long-term.