角膜疾病 & 葡萄膜炎

皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 approach to corneal disorders and uveitis

Our corneal disorders and uveitis specialists offer comprehensive treatment for conditions affecting the outer and middle layers of your eye (cornea and uvea). Our team is part of the 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 Stein Eye Institute and Doheny Eye Centers, which U.S. 皇冠hga025 & 世界报道 ranks fifth in the nation for ophthalmology care.

我们课程的亮点包括:

紧急需要的治疗: Through the corneal ulcer service, we offer urgent appointments for corneal ulcers. You have easy access to emergency treatment without waiting for a referral.

内部服务: We have all the necessary imaging equipment and diagnostic tools in our clinic, so you don’t have to go elsewhere for diagnostic testing. Comprehensive testing allows us to make accurate diagnoses, as well as refer to subspecialists as needed.

教学与培训: As part of an academic center, our physicians train residents and fellows. These residents and fellows work alongside our attending physicians, which expands access to care.

研究重点: Our physicians participate in multiple clinical trials and research projects. When you come to 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康, you receive care from world-renowned experts. By participating in clinical trials, we can offer the latest treatments to eligible patients. 

协调护理: We refer to and work with other subspecialists to deliver comprehensive, coordinated care. Patients visiting from out of the region or state conveniently can attend several appointments in one day.

我们的护理领域

我们的专家 provide care in several centers and in collaboration with multiple specialists. 我们的护理领域包括: 

角膜及葡萄膜炎诊所

Through our 角膜及葡萄膜炎诊所, we treat a range of conditions affecting the cornea and uvea. Our attending physicians work with residents and fellows to increase care access. You receive timely appointments from a team of specialists.

角膜溃疡服务

Our experts provide specialized care for patients with corneal ulcers. Instead of going to an urgent care center and waiting for a referral, patients can come directly to a cornea specialist. You may also call at any time of day to speak with the on-call fellow or attending physician about urgent concerns.

激光折射中心

Our cornea and uveitis specialists perform vision correction surgery in the 激光折射中心. This center is equipped with the latest advanced technology for all types of 屈光手术.

我们治疗的病症

We treat a comprehensive range of conditions affecting the cornea and uvea, including:

缺损: An iris defect that allows light to enter the eye in an extra hole other than the pupil

结膜炎(红眼病): Eye infection affecting the layer of tissue over the eyeball (conjunctiva) and inside lining of the eyelid

角膜营养不良: Genetic diseases in which irregular material forms in the outer layer of eye tissue (cornea), 经常导致视力问题

角膜溃疡: Open sores on the cornea, often due to infection

疱疹性眼病: Eye problems or infections caused by the herpes simplex virus, 通常包括眼疮, 红肿或角膜肿胀

与艾滋病毒有关的眼部问题: 影响艾滋病毒感染者的眼部疾病, 包括干眼症, 视网膜病变或棉絮斑, fluffy white spots on the surface of the retina

虹膜肿瘤: Atypical masses of cells that affect the pigmented membrane (iris) just below the eye’s surface

葡萄膜炎: Eye inflammation affecting the middle layer of eye tissue (uvea)

我们提供的治疗

我们的专家 provide a full range of treatments for corneal disorders and uveitis. 我们可以提供:

角膜交联: Eye doctors treat a weak or warped cornea by applying eyedrops and ultraviolet light to the eye. 这加强了角膜组织.

角膜移植: Eye surgeons replace a damaged or diseased portion of the cornea with donated corneal tissue.

虹膜切除术: Eye surgeons remove a tumor along with part of the iris’s tissue.

虹膜修复: Eye surgeons reshape the iris to its original round shape. 

药物: Antibiotic, antifungal or antiviral eye drops may treat corneal ulcers or conjunctivitis. Steroid eyedrops are often the treatment of choice for uveitis.

斑块放射治疗: Surgeons place a radiation source in a small bowl called a plaque. 然后, they attach the plaque to the eye to deliver precise radiation doses to the tumor while protecting vision. 

认识我们的团队

我们的专家 are clinical providers, researchers and national leaders in disorders of the cornea and uvea. We provide comprehensive, compassionate care using the latest techniques and treatments.