Dr. Scott D. Smith

Glaucoma Examination abroad Glaucoma is a group of disease that relates to damaging of optic nerve. Optic nerve is the bundle of nerve fibers which are at the back of the ere. They transmit visual message from retina to brain. To avoid the glaucoma, it is important to get your eyes checked for glaucoma by an ophthalmologist.  It becomes important when you carry some known risk factors, like family history of the disease. Test becomes important so that it can be diagnosed early, a

Glaucoma Treatment abroad Depending on the extent and severity of the condition in individual patients, there are various avenues of treatment available for glaucoma. These include medication (such as eye drops), laser surgery, and microsurgery. If diagnosed early enough, glaucoma can be managed using medicated eye drops. Most glaucoma eye drops need to be taken a few times per day, and ease symptoms by either reducing the amount of fluid produced by the eye, or increasing drainage. In e

Implantable Contact Lens (ICL) treatments abroad Implantable contact lens (ICL) is a better option against contact lenses and spectacles for correcting the eyesight. Unlike ordinary contact lenses, these are placed in such a way that they remain in the eye for a longer period. These lenses are micro-thin lenses placed inside the eyes, unlike the routine external contact lenses, they are implanted between the natural lens and the Iris to rectify short-sightedness (myopia), far-sightedness (hyp

Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implant abroad An intraocular lens, or an IOL, is an acrylic or silicone lens that is inserted into the eye to treat conditions such as myopia (shortsightedness), presbyopia, astigmatism, and cataracts. There are different types of IOL but the most common are pseudophakic lenses. Pseudophakic IOLs are inserted into the eye once the cataract has been removed and they act as a replacement for the natural crystalline lens. They are used to fix refractive errors by focusing

Laser Eye Surgery (LASEK) treatments abroad What is LASEK laser eye surgery? LASEK (laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy) is a surgical procedure which uses a laser to correct common vision problems such as shortsightedness (myopia), longsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism . LASEK laser eye surgery combines the techniques of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser-assisted In situ keratomileusis (LASIK) . According to recent figures, LASEK treatment has been shown to have a 7

Laser Eye Surgery (LASIK) treatments abroad What is LASIK? LASIK (Laser in situ Keratomileusis) is an in demand form of laser eye surgery, used to cure myopia (near-sightedness), hypermetropia (far-sightedness), and astigmatism (an uneven curvature of the cornea surface). More than 95% of patients who go for LASIK treatment find their vision is at the desired level after treatment, and that they no longer need corrective glasses or contact lenses. For those whose eyesight does not improve

Ophthalmology Consultation abroad Ophthalmology is the study of medical conditions and surgery which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. For patients with eye disorders, the early ophthalmologist consultation and consecutive consultations are crucial parts of the treatment process.  Consultation plays a vital role not only in diagnosis and treatment, but they are also essential in instructing the patient on lifestyle changes required to prevent the estate from worse