Disease Information

Significant decline in vision, blindness, etc.

Fundus examination.

Surgery, laser therapy, etc.

Maculopathy

Eyes are the windows to the soul, but vision may be affected by ageing, injury, congenital problems, etc. Ophthalmologists are responsible for diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the visual system, as well as education of patients about proper caring of the eyes.

What is Maculopathy？

The macula, including visual cells and nerves, locates in the center of retina for viewing tiny things and distinguishing colors. The macula may experience pathological changes due to ageing, high myopia, vascular proliferation, choroiditis and other factors, and thus affects the vision.

Focal vision decline, distorted vision, inability to distinguish colors, blindness, etc.

Vision test, fundus examination, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, etc.

Laser surgery, medication, photodynamic therapy, etc.

Glaucoma

Eyes are the windows to the soul, but vision may be affected by ageing, injury, congenital problems, etc. Ophthalmologists are responsible for diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the visual system, as well as education of patients about proper caring of the eyes.

What is Glaucoma？

Glaucoma can be divided into acute and chronic; congenital and acquired; primary and secondary; and normal-tension and high-tension, depending on causes and symptoms, but all affect vision. The intraocular pressure of patients is generally increased, but some patients' intraocular pressure is at normal level.

Photophobia, blurred vision, narrowed vision, blindness, etc.

Tonometry, gonioscopy, perimetry, optical coherence tomography, etc.

Oral medication, eye drops, laser therapy, surgery, etc.

Cataract

Eyes are the windows to the soul, but vision may be affected by ageing, injury, congenital problems, etc. Ophthalmologists are responsible for diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the visual system, as well as education of patients about proper caring of the eyes.

What is Cataract？

Aqueous humour in the eyes turns from clear to cloudy due to factors such as ageing, injury, inflammation, etc.

Blurred vision, eye fatigue, photophobia, blindness, etc.

Vision test, retinal examination, slit lamp examination, etc.