Members of the Department of Ophthalmology provide care for the full range of vision disorders at Lahey Medical Center, Peabody, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, and Lahey Arlington.
Staff rotate between the three sites for regular outpatient services, with surgical and other complex procedures performed at the state-of-the-art Eye Institute quarters in Peabody. On-site optical shops in both Burlington and Peabody support the department’s large vision examination and contact lens practice.
Cataracts
- Phacoemulsification surgery
- Limbal relaxing incisions for correction of astigmatism
- Morcher® capsular tension rings
- New intraocular lens technologies
- Multifocal lenses
- Blue-blocker lenses
Cornea and Anterior Segment
- Medical and surgical management of corneal disorders
- Sjogren’s syndrome and severe dry eye symptoms
- Ocular implants
- Surgical correction of astigmatism
- Corneal transplants
- Traditional and sutureless
- Reconstruction of anterior segment
- Repair after eye trauma or complex cataract surgery
- Diagnostic procedures
- Corneal topography
- ORB scan
- Specular microscopy
- Wavefront analysis
Glaucoma
- Diagnosis and medical management
- Laser treatment
- Surgical treatments
- Trabeculectomy
- Tube-shunt procedures
- Combined cataract and glaucoma procedures
Neuro-ophthalmology
Ocular Immunology
- Medical and surgical management of ocular inflammation
- Uveitis
- Retinal vasculitis, choroiditis, pars plantis
- Scleritis and episcleritis
- Herpes Zoster and Herpes Simplex ocular infections
- Keratitis
- Cicatrizing conjunctivitis
Ocular Plastics
- Cosmetic eyelid and eyebrow procedures
- Eyelid reconstruction
- Repair of eyelid malpositioning
- Surgery for tear drainage problems
- Thyroid orbitoplasty (bulging eyes)
- Orbital blow-out fractures
- Orbital tumors
Retina and Vitreous
- Macular degeneration
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Retinal detachment
- Retinal vascular disease
- Macular holes and pucker
- Vitreoretinal surgery
Routine Eye Care
- Routine vision examination
- Pediatric eye screening
- Contact lens service
- Lens fitting
- Bifocal contact lenses
- Soft and RGP lenses
- Optical services
- Low vision rehabilitation