Medical Departments

General Ophthalmology

Dry eye

If you overwork your eyes or stay in a dry room for a long time, the tears that moisturize the surface of your eyes evaporate, and the secretion decreases, causing your cornea to dry out. As a result, the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the cornea is insufficient, causing problems such as eye fatigue, itching, a foreign body sensation, hyperemia, and other problems.

Allergic diseases

Symptoms of allergies include itching, hyperemia, and tearing eyes. Allergies can be seasonal, such as due to hay fever, or year-round, such as due to house dust. Treatment involves avoiding the allergen as much as possible and treating with eye drops.

Cataracts

This is a disease in which the lens becomes cloudy due to aging or other causes. This cloudiness does not return to its original state, and as it progresses, symptoms such as the inability to read fine print even when wearing reading glasses, vision becoming foggy and dark, and the feeling of being blinded by light appear. Cataracts can be treated with day surgery.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a disease that causes damage to the eye nerves due to increased intraocular pressure. However, in recent years, there has been an increase in normal-tension glaucoma, where there is no abnormal eye pressure. In addition to visual abnormalities such as missing part of the field of vision or seeing rainbows around lights, symptoms include tired eyes, severe eye pain, headaches, and nausea.

Diabetic retinopathy

Diabetes mellitus has been increasing in recent years, and one of its complications is diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes mellitus damages blood vessels in the retina, leading to fundus hemorrhage. If you are diagnosed with diabetes, we recommend that you have a regular fundus examination at an ophthalmologist because the disease can progress unnoticed.

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Hyperopia

A child's strong hyperopia may lead to amblyopia. However, hyperopia may be hidden during a normal examination because of strong adjustment. Therefore, eye drops may be used to temporarily eliminate adjustment and accurately test for hyperopia. If the hyperopia is mild, it may lighten with growth and change to myopia. In any case, it is important to monitor the progress of the child regularly at an ophthalmologist.

Myopia

Myopia is a condition in which the eye focuses in front of the retina. In the case of myopia, objects up close can be seen, but objects in the distance are blurred and difficult to see. The cause of myopia is related to heredity (parents are myopia) and environment (spend more time looking at near objects, spend more time indoors, do less outdoor activities, etc.). In order to prevent myopia from developing, it is important to go outside and get sunlight, and to keep a distance of at least 30 centimeters from your eyes when looking at things up close.

Strabismus

Strabismus is a condition in which one eye is looking at an object but the gaze of the opposite eye is misaligned. There are different types of strabismus, including esotropia (inward turning), exotropia (outward turning), hypertropia (upward turning), and hypotropia (downward turning). Strabismus may result in amblyopia or insufficient development of the ability to see objects in 3 dimensions. Treatment for esotropia include wearing glasses with the appropriate prescription, surgery, while for exotropia, it may include testing with loss of adjustment and wearing glasses, convergence training, or surgery.

Amblyopia

This is a condition in which vision does not improve with glasses because vision is not fully developed. In order for visual acuity to develop, it is important to use the eyes in a state where the image is accurately reflected in the center of the retina. In other words, it is necessary to repeatedly practice seeing clear, unblurred images, which will also help your brain grow. It is said that the most effective response to amblyopia treatment is generally seen between the ages of 7 and 8, so it is important to treat amblyopia as early as possible.

Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the "conjunctiva", a mucous membrane that covers the surface of white part of the eye from the surface of the eye to the back of the eyelid. The characteristics vary depending on the cause, including bacterial, viral, and allergic causes such as pollen and house dust. Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious, so it is important to diagnose it early and prevent the infection from spreading. On the other hand, if allergic conjunctivitis becomes severe, it may last for a long time and may be difficult to treat.

Stye

Stye, which causes symptoms such as lumps at the eyelash line and red, swollen eyelids, is a common disease that has various names depending on the region, such as "mebachiko", "meibo", or "memorai". There are 2 main types of stye, which may require treatment with eye drops, oral medication, or in some cases, surgery. Therefore, it is important to see an ophthalmologist for appropriate treatment.