| Ophthalmology: Providing a Clear Vision for the Community |
Bronx-Lebanon’s Department of Ophthalmology provides emer¬gency eye care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With prompt inter¬vention, eyesight can often be preserved. “We have an expert group of ophthalmic sub-specialists to meet the needs of every ocular emergency,” stated Dr. Martin Mayers, Chairman, Ophthalmology.
Work and sports related trauma account for many of the eye injuries seen at Bronx-Lebanon. Appropriate eye safety protection can prevent many of these injuries. Everyone engaged in construction activities, for example, should wear appropriate eye protection. Sports activities can also cause significant eye injuries.
Each year, more than half a million people suffer eye injuries while playing basketball, baseball, racquetball, hockey, and other sports.
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Children are especially prone to sports-related eye injuries; they suffer more than 160,000 such injuries annually. To reduce risk of injury, certified protective eyewear should be worn.
Although one often thinks of trauma when considering eye emer¬gencies, there are many eye diseases that must be immediately treated.
In addition to a complete range of eye trauma services, Bronx-Lebanon offers a full range of eye sub-specialty services, including cornea, glaucoma, oculoplastics, pediatric ophthalmol¬ogy, retina, uveitis, and neuro-ophthalmology.
Among the eye diseases presenting as emergencies are corneal ulceration, angle closure glaucoma, acute intraocular inflammation, temporal arteritis, and retinal detachment. |
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“Bronx-Lebanon’s Department of Ophthalmology is always here to provide our community with expert and prompt eye care for any sight threatening condition.”
Dr. Martin Mayers, Chairman, Ophthalmology. |
| Ophthalmic care is immediately required for such conditions as: |
• Eye, head, or face injury
• Chemical contact with the eye or face
• Sudden loss of all or part of your vision, even if only momentary
• Bulging eye
• Painful eye
• Onset of flashing lights, floaters, or a noticeable increase in the amount of flashes and floaters
• Appearance of a “veil”, or curtain across your field of vision
• Sensitivity to light
• Foreign body in the eye
• Double vision
• Post-operative pain in or around the eye, discharge, increased redness, or decreased vision
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