Optometry

Ophthalmic Lenses and Laser Treatment

Ophthalmic Lenses are lenses that correct vision in people whose focal point in the eyes does not meet the retina. Plastic and glass lenses worn in glasses, contact lenses placed in direct contact with the eye, and lens implants surgically inserted into the eye to correct visual impairments are all examples. Basic ophthalmic lenses correct nearsightedness or farsightedness, depending on whether the focus point is in front of or behind the retina. They curve to adjust the focal point and precisely direct light to the retina, allowing people to focus. Other lenses may have additional features in addition to Lasers are essential surgical tools for the ophthalmologist of the twenty-first century. Surgeons can use these devices to treat vision-threatening diseases such as glaucoma.