Ophthalmology & Optometry
At Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, we have an ophthalmologist and optometrist to provide full-service care to treat eye diseases, as well as the ability to utilize laser therapy or perform surgery, when needed.
We provide a wide range of
services to evaluate:
- Advanced “No-shot, no-stitch cataract surgery” with premium lenses
- Color-vision testing
- Comprehensive eye care
- Contact-lens services
- Corneal topography
- Dilated-eye examinations
- Dry-eye evaluations
- Fundus photography
- Gonioscopy
- Laser surgery for glaucoma and blurry vision after cataract surgery
- Medical management of chronic eye disease
- Ocular coherence tomography
- Ocular diagnostic testing
- Ophthalmoscopy
- Pachymetry
- Refraction
- Routine vision testing
- Second opinions concerning ocular diseases
- Slit-lamp evaluation
- Surgical management of eye diseases
- Tonometry
- Vision testing for Missouri driver’s license renewal
- Visual-field testing
We also evaluate and treat ophthalmic disorders, including:
- Acute and chronic vision loss
- Acute injuries/trauma/foreign body removal
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- Bacterial and viral conjunctivitis
- Blurry vision (nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism)
- Burning, itching, red, watery eyes
- Cataracts
- Complications from systemic medications such as Plaquenil
- Contact lens related problems
- Corneal ulcers
- Diabetes complications
- Dry eyes and blepharitis
- Eyelid disorders
- Eye pain
- Floaters
- Glaucoma
- Herpes simplex and herpes zoster (shingles) infections
- Iritis
- Macular degeneration
- Pterygium
- Retinal detachment evaluation
Both our outpatient clinical care and surgical care are conveniently provided on site, including operating room access.
