Ophthalmology

About Ophthalmology

What is Ophtalmology?

At Al Zahra Hospital Dubai our integrated team of experts treat a full spectrum of eye conditions, from eye sight prescriptions to complex chronic conditions and retina surgeries, we ensure your eye health is in safe hands.

Ophtalmology is the brandch of medicine dealing with the health of your eyes or eyessight. An ophthalmologist diagnoses and treats all eye diseases, performs eye surgery and prescribes and fits eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems.

Cornea and corneal crosslinking
Refractive: ICL implantation or phakic intraocular lens surgery
Cataract surgeries (Adult and Paediatric)
Phacoemulsification (Micro-Incision Technique) and Implantation of Toric, Monofocal, Multifocal and Toric Multifocal Lenses, also clear lens extraction
Glaucoma services: screening and management
Vitreoretinal services: medical and surgical retina. Angiography, ocular ultrasound, OCT Imaging, Cryopexy, laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injections, simple and complex vitreoretinal surgeries
Retinopathy of prematurity screening and management
Diabetic Retinopathy screening and management of its complications
Strabismus (Squint) services
Pediatric Ophthalmology consultation
Strabismus (Squint) services (both Pediatric and Adult ocular motility disorders)
Refraction: adults, and children with Eyeglass Prescription
Oculoplastic services: Minor lid surgeries. (Other major surgeries are done by a plastic surgeon)

Central Nervous System

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

Allergic Disorders

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

Neoplastic Disorders

Open visitation with only two visitors in a room at any given time. No one under 12 years of age may.

For endocrine problems

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For the respiratory system

For the ear, nose and oropharynx

For the respiratory system

Chest CT Scan

Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s, William Welch and William Osler founded the ‘parent’ organization of the American Thoracic Society

One of the first major discoveries relevant to the field of pulmonology was the discovery of pulmonary circulation. Originally, it was thought that blood reaching the right side of the heart passed through small ‘pores’ in the septum into the left side to be oxygenated, as theorized by Galen; however, the discovery of pulmonary circulation disproves this theory, which had previously been accepted since the 2nd century. Thirteenth century anatomist and physiologist Ibn Al-Nafis accurately theorized that there was no ‘direct’ passage between the two sides.