Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is diabetes-related damage to the light-sensitive retina in the back of the eye. As diabetes progresses, chronic high blood sugar levels cause changes that damage the tiny blood vessels in the retina, which makes them leak fluid...

Intravitreal Avastin

What is Avastin? Avastin is used to treat several eye and retina diseases, like age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is one of the leading cause of blindness in Jamaica. AMD is caused by the breakdown of the central portion of the retina, called the macula (the...

Trabeculectomy

Trabeculectomy is a standard surgery for lowering pressure inside the eye. Learn about this procedure, potential side effects, how scarring is managed, and the factors that influence the success of the treatment. The Procedure Trabeculectomy is a standard surgery for...

Amniotic Membrane Grafts

How does it Work? Amniotic membranes are rich with fetal stem cells and can function in the eye as a basement membrane substitute or as a temporary graft. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-scarring effects and contains growth factors that promote wound healing on the...

Keratoconus Management

Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease in which the normally round cornea thins and begins to bulge into a cone-like shape. This cone shape deflects light as it enters the eye on its way to the light-sensitive retina, causing...

Refractive Lens Exchange (Lens Replacement Surgery)

Refractive lens exchange, also called lens replacement surgery or clear lens extraction, may be a better option than LASIK, PRK or phakic IOL refractive surgery for people with presbyopia and high hyperopia (farsightedness). Refractive lens...