Ophthalmology: Regaining Clear Vision

Munich leads in the field of diagnostics and treatment of ophthalmological disorders.
Many ophthalmological clinics and practices located in the city offer their patients outstanding medical services at the highest professional level. Modern, safe and, at the same time, gentle examination techniques provide fast and precise diagnoses. Examinations are carried out without touch, with the aid of purely optical instruments or ultrasonic waves.

The latest methods in ophthalmological surgery, often with the support of highly precise laser technology, ensure treatment success. Today, nearly all ophthalmologic operations can be performed using local anaesthesia, in a pleasant atmosphere and completely pain-free: on the eye lid, the cornea, the iris, the lens and the retina. Nevertheless, for safety reasons, an anaesthetist monitors the patient continually throughout the operation. The range of medical services on offer in Munich covers the treatment of all known eye disorders in all age groups. For children, the emphasis is on congenital eye disorders, inflammation and the treatment of squint. For adults and elderly patients, an important focus of treatment is on ophthalmological disorders related to diabetes and which can cause blindness if treated inadequately. Modern diagnostic techniques allow the optimum choice of treatment method, whether this be gentle laser therapy or surgical operation, and result in the saving of sight or improvement of vision in nearly all patients.

Elderly patients come to Munich mainly for the treatment of cataract or glaucoma. In cases of glaucoma, the status of the disease can be determined precisely using the latest diagnostic methods. Treatment is mainly with eye drops and surgery is only rarely performed. In the treatment of cataract, the most common eye disorder in elderly people, the opaque lens is removed in a very short, safe and completely pain-free operation and replaced by implantation of a new artificial lens. After the operation, good vision is restored immediately and maintained to the end of life. Disorders of the eye-lid caused by injury or illness, and also cosmetic improvement of the upper or lower lid are also treated successfully by ophthalmologic surgeons. The most important aim of Munich’s ophthalmologists is to treat their patients successfully and with as little discomfort as possible.