Eye Care Awareness

ZEIDAN EYECARE CENTRE is pleased to be associated with the NHS in the provision of eyecare of the following eye diseases:

Glaucoma Cataracts Macular degeneration Diabetes Strabismus Myopia Hypermetropia Astigmatism Keratoconus Hypertension Red eye

For information
www.nhs.uk
AllAboutVision.com

SPECIALITIES:

ZEIDAN EYECARE CENTRE is proud to be the first and only eye care centre to offer the IOL VIP system for the treatment of many eye diseases that cause blindness such as Dry Macular Degeneration 

The IOL Vip system is a hugely exciting breakthrough that has the potential to offer hope of restoring some of the vision lost to conditions affecting the central macular region of the retina.
	The name IOL Vip stands for intraocular lens for visually impaired people
Conditions for which the IOL Vip system may be effective include the following;
Dry age related macular degeneration (Dry AMD) Stable, inactive or previously treated Wet (exudative) age related macular degeneration (Wet AMD) Myopic (short sighted) macular degeneration Macular holes Inherited macular diseases such as Best's & Stargardt's dystrophy

 

For more information : www.iolvip.co.uk    and Q&A   www.iolvip.co.uk/faq.htm

 

National Charities

• Diabetes UK - 020 74224 100
  info@diabetes.org.uk
• British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society - 01280 821334
  Helpline - 0845 123 2354
  info@brps.org.uk
  www.brps.org.uk
• International Glaucoma Society - 01233 64 8170
  Sightline - 01233 648170
  info@iga.org.uk
  www.glaucoma-association.com
• Macular Disease Society - 01264 35 05 51
  info@maculardisease.org
  www.maculardisease.org
• Nystagmus Network - 0845 634 2630
  info@nystagmusnet.org
  www.nystagmusnet.org

Keratoconus
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Is a degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve.

Keratoconus can cause substantial distortion of vision, with multiple images, streaking and sensitivity to light all often reported by the patient. Keratoconus is the most common dystrophy of the cornea, affecting around one person in a thousand, and it seems to occur in all ethnic groups worldwide, although for some groups the prevalence of keratoconus is greater than others. It is typically diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years and attains its most severe state in the twenties and thirties.

Keratoconus is a little-understood disease with an uncertain cause, and its progression following diagnosis is unpredictable. If afflicting both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print. It does not however lead to blindness, and in most cases, corrective lenses are effective enough to allow the patient to continue to drive legally and likewise function normally. Further progression of the disease may lead to a need for surgery. Despite its uncertainties, keratoconus can be successfully managed with a variety of clinical and surgical techniques, and often with little or no impairment to the patient's quality of life.

	Keratoconus require the use of specialist equipment such as slit lamp photography, topography and pachymetry. Zeidan eyecare centre, has been fitting keratoconus patients since 1991- Specialist contact lenses available  can be either gas permeable or soft lenses( kerasoft): www.ultravision.co.uk