If treatment of your eye problem is indicated, you and your Texas Retina physician will decide the most appropriate course of action. Some types of treatment can be performed in our offices at the time of your visit. Common procedures performed include:
- Vitrectomy - A small cutting instrument is used to enter the eye through a 1 mm incision, and the vitreous gel is removed and replaced with a gas bubble. The advantage of this method is that all the debris, scar tissue and membranes on the retina can be removed, and the retina flattened at the time of surgery. A laser is used to seal off the tears.
- Intravitreal injections - Various medications can be injected directly into the eye’s vitreous cavity to treat some eye diseases.
- Laser treatment - Laser therapy is used to treat a number of vitreoretinal conditions.
Your doctor may also consult with one or more of our other physicians to be sure you get the best possible treatment. This is one of the many advantages of a practice with the size and experience of Texas Retina.
Surgical treatment may be handled in one of three ways:
- in the office
- at an ambulatory day surgery center, or
- at a local hospital (usually as an outpatient)
Ambulatory day surgery usually will be scheduled and performed at a future date. Ambulatory surgery allows you to return home or to a local hotel the same day as the surgery and be seen the next morning for a postoperative visit in the office.