Patient resources
Longer reads for when you want to understand more: the conditions we treat, the tests we run, and what happens around your surgery.
Both divisions
Your visit
What to bring, what happens on the day, and how recovery goes.
- 01Your first visitWhat happens from the moment you check in to the moment you leave, who you will meet, and what to bring.2 min
- 02The day of surgeryWhat happens before, during and after an eye operation, from checking in to the phone call the next day.2 min
- 03After cataract surgeryWhat is normal while the eye heals, how to use your drops, what you can do, and the signs that mean you should call us.3 min
Galileo SurgiCenter
Cataract & lens implants
Why the lens clouds over, how surgery replaces it, and the lens choices that follow.
- 01What is a cataract?How the eye's natural lens clouds over with age, the signs to look for, and how a doctor decides when surgery is worth it.7 min
- 02How cataract surgery worksWhat the surgeon actually does, why a small incision matters, and the complications every patient should know about.10 min
- 03Lens implants, explainedHow an intraocular lens replaces the focusing power of the cataract, how its strength is chosen, and how the main types differ.6 min
- 04YAG laser capsulotomyWhy vision can turn hazy months or years after cataract surgery, and the quick laser treatment that clears it.7 min
Galileo SurgiCenter
Glaucoma
The quiet disease of the optic nerve: how it is found, and the drops, lasers and surgery that control it.
- 01Understanding glaucomaHow glaucoma quietly damages the optic nerve, who is at risk, how it is found, and why treatment is for life.7 min
- 02Open-angle and angle-closure glaucomaThe two main types of glaucoma, why they behave so differently, and the warning signs of an acute attack.6 min
- 03Laser treatment for glaucomaIridotomy, iridoplasty, trabeculoplasty and the other laser procedures used to prevent or control glaucoma, and what each feels like.6 min
- 04Glaucoma surgeryWhen drops and laser are not enough, how trabeculectomy and drainage implants work, and what aftercare involves.7 min
NextGen Laser Vision
Focus & laser vision
Nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia, and how lasers correct them.
- 01How the eye focuses, and why it blursNearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism explained, with the signs of each and every way they can be corrected.7 min
- 02Presbyopia, and reading after 40Why almost everyone needs help reading as they get older, the signs, and the options from reading glasses to PRESBYOND.5 min
- 03How laser vision correction worksHow lasers reshape the cornea, how SMILE Pro, LASIK, PRK and PRESBYOND differ, and why screening comes first.6 min
Both divisions
Eye tests & scans
What each test measures, what it feels like, and why some are repeated.
- 01OCT scansHow optical coherence tomography maps the layers of the eye in microscopic detail, and what it shows about the retina, the optic nerve and glaucoma.24 min
- 02Biometry: measuring the eye for a lens implantWhy the eye is measured before cataract surgery, what is measured, and how it decides the strength of your new lens.5 min
- 03Visual field testingHow a field test maps your side vision, why it matters so much in glaucoma, and how to get the most reliable result.4 min
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These guides explain; they do not diagnose. They are adapted from Galileo’s patient leaflets, and your doctor’s advice about your own eyes always comes first.
Questions about your own eyes?
The guides cover the common cases. An examination covers yours.
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