Ophthalmology
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Diabetic Retinopathy: Causes, Screening and Treatment
Understand diabetes-related retinal damage, screening, macular oedema and treatment options including injections, laser and surgery. Monitoring and treatment depend on vision, retinal findings and individual risks.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Causes and Treatment
Understand dry and wet AMD, retinal assessment, monitoring and treatment questions. Suitability, injection schedules and local availability require specialist confirmation.
Glaucoma: The Silent Thief of Sight
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve and can occur with high or normal eye pressure. Learn about open-angle and angle-closure disease, assessment, medicines, laser and surgery, and symptoms needing emergency care.
Cataract: Causes, Symptoms and Surgery
A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, causing progressive blurring of vision and the leading cause of reversible blindness worldwide. This guide covers how cataracts form, symptoms and grading, when surgery is needed, and how phacoemulsification cataract surgery can improve vision and what recovery involves.
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