Procedures

What Are the In-Office Procedures?

At VRMNY, your eye treatment starts with a comprehensive diagnosis that may include diagnostic imaging. The ophthalmologists rely on in-office, outpatient procedures to treat a wide range of eye disorders. The procedures done at the doctor’s office include:

• Intravitreal injections
• Subtenon injections
• Chalazion removal
• Conjunctival cyst treatment
• Syfovre injections
• Subconjuctival Lidocaine
• Tap and Inject
• Trichiasis Epilation
• Pneumatic Pexy
• Intravitreal Steroid Implantation
• Specimen Culture
• Anterior Paracentesis
• Probe and Irrigate

These and other eye procedures correct vision problems, reduce pain and ease other symptoms that affect your quality of life. You don’t require any preparation. With proper post-procedure care, your recovery is swift.

What Is Laser Surgery?

The laser is one of the most advanced technologies in eye treatment. During laser surgeries, your doctor precisely treats a targeted area. Laser surgeries offered at VRMNY include:

• Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP)
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• YAG capsulotomy
• Iridotomy
• Cryotherapy
• Focal laser
• Prophylactic laser
• Indirect laser

These minimally-invasive eye procedures reduce downtime and improve your outcome.

What Surgical Procedures Are Available?

For complex eye conditions, surgery may be the best treatment. Your eye doctor opts for surgery if other treatments, including medications, don’t work. The team at the VRMNY perform such surgeries as:

• Cataract surgery*
• LASIK eye surgery*
• Cornea transplant*
• Glaucoma surgery*
• Retinal detachment repairs
• Lensectomy
• Retinotomy and retinectomy
• Vitrectomy
• Scleral buckle
• Membrane peel
• Endolaser retinopexy/endoscopy
• Keratectomy
• Keratoplasty
• Punctal occlusion or punctal cautery
• Silicone oil
• Stye surgery

* The following procedures are not performed at our centers.

If you have a nagging eye problem, it’s time to consider surgery as a permanent solution, contact an eye specialist at VRMNY. At the VRMNY locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Westchester, the expert eye specialists use advanced equipment to perform these eye procedures. This team of ophthalmologists and retina specialists knows the latest eye treatments to protect your vision, no matter what your eye issue.

Why Is Eye Surgery Necessary?

Surgical procedures are usually the last option in eye treatment. After a firm diagnosis, your eye doctor may first try conservative treatments, such as medications, before performing an in-office procedure, including surgery. Only if your eye condition doesn’t improve does your doctor consider a surgical procedure to provide a permanent solution.

Eye surgery addresses defects in the eye to correct your vision or stop pain. A top-rated ophthalmologist is an eye doctor who’s board certified to handle a variety of eye surgeries. Through surgery, your eye doctor addresses an underlying condition causing vision problems and other symptoms. Your eye surgeon also addresses eye problems associated with age. If you don’t want to wear contact lenses or prescription lenses, a surgical procedure may be the answer.

If you’re struggling with an eye problem, consult the best eye doctors in New York City for a diagnosis. The ophthalmologists and retina specialists at Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York (VRMNY) carry out diagnostic imaging to determine the cause of your eye problem. Your eye doctor then creates an individualized eye treatment plan that may include surgery.

What Can Surgical Procedures of the Eye Treat?

Your eye doctor may recommend a surgical procedure for a long-term solution. Eye surgeries treat multiple eye disorders and diseases, such as:

• Glaucoma
• Cataracts
• Refractive errors, such as nearsightedness
• Detached retinas
• Retinal tears
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Macula pucker

Technology and the knowledge of the eye’s functional anatomy have advanced significantly in recent years. In fact, the physicians at VRMNY have led the way with research and the development of new techniques.

Diagnostic Imaging

-Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
-Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Scan (RNFL)
-Enhanced Vitreous Imaging
-Enhanced Depth Imaging (Choroidal Scan)
-Real Time Video Angiography
-Macular Pigment Density Scan
-Multicolor Heidelberg Scan
-Quantitative Autofluorescence
-Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA): Zeiss, HRA2, Topcon Triton, Optovue


-Fluorescein Angiography (FA)
-Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICG)
-Fundus Photography
-Stereo Fundus Photography
-Fundus Autofluorescence
-Adaptive Optics
-Swept Source OCT
-Optos Ultra Widefield Imaging
-Optos Ultra Widefield Autofluorescence
-Optos Ultra Widefield Angiography


-A-Scan (IOL Master)
-B-Scan
-Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM)
-Slit Lamp Photography
-Corneal Pachymetry
-Microperimetry
-Humphrey Visual Field (VF 24-2, 30-2, 10-2, Red Stimulus)

Medications

-Avastin
-Avastin/Dexamethasone
-Eylea
-Lucentis 0.3 mg
-Lucentis 0.5 mg
-Triamcinone (Kenalog)
-Triesence


-Visudyne
-Jetrea
-Ozurdex
-Iluvien
-Spironolactone
-Healon