Coneal Topography, Corneal Pachymetry
Dr Vidyasahnakra G kulkarni being a corneal expert, trained at Cornea specialty center at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, runs a cornea clinic at UREH. He is a very well known corneal surgeon in karnataka. He has been doing all kinds of keratoplasties -penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty as well as laser reshaping of cornea.Safety of the patient being our top most priority, we give utmost importance to preop evaluation of each person wanting to undergo LASIK or other refractive procedures. Actually because of our strict screening we do have more number of people counseled not to undergo Laser Correction (high rejection rate!) in the patient’s interest in all doubtful cases. However with lens based refractive procedures like Phakic IOLs even those not suitable for Laser correction can now get rid off glasses.
We offer all cornea related medical & surgical procedures.
- Keratoconus evaluation & treatment - C3R, Accelerated C3R
- ContactLenses - Soft, RGP CLS, Rose-KCLs, Kerasoft CLs and INTACS
- Corneal transplantation- PK, DALK, DSEK
- Corneal Infections treatment - viral, bacterial, fungal keratitis and Parasitic infection
- Pterygium treatment
Dry Eyes Clinic
Dry eye syndrome means different to different people. With more & more use of computers, Air conditioners and urban pollution number of people suffering from dry eyes is increasing . women in post menopausal age group develop significant symptoms of dry eyes due to hormonal changes. patients who have autoimmune disordrs like Rheumatoid Arthritis etc, also develop dry eyes .UREH under Dr Vidyasahnakar G kulkarni runs a DRY EYE CLINIC specially for these patients. We try to address all the symptoms and concerns of Dry eyes. It Includes - Dry Eye risk analysis and categorization, OSDI Scoring, Tear Film Analysis, Schirmer’s tests, TBUT assessment, Vital dye staining and Lids condition assessment. Treatment depends on typeand severity of dry eyes.