Treatment and Services

Our Columbia ophthalmologist specialists offer several treatments and services for conditions affecting the cornea and exterior disorders including:

  • Imaging Technology 
    • Corneal Topography
    • Pentacam Imaging
    • Specular Microscopy
    • Confocal Microscopy
    • Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
    • Meibography (LipiScan and LipiFlow)
  • Surgery
    • Corneal Transplantation Surgery 
      • Penetrating keratoplasty – full thickness cornea transplant
      • Lamellar keratoplasty – partial thickness cornea transplant
      • Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) – a partial corneal transplant to treat for corneal edema or swelling.
  • Laser Surgery
    • Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) – surgery which can treat recurrent corneal erosions, remove some corneal scarring, and treat certain cornea dystrophies.
    • Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) – laser vision correction procedure, can help correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism and presbyopia.
    • Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) – laser vision correction procedure
    • Corneal Collagen Crosslinking – a procedure used for the treatment of early to moderate keratoconus and other types of ectasia that can happen after refractive surgery.
  • Specialty Contact Lens Service 
    • Custom Soft Contacts
    • Gas Permeable Lenses
    • Piggy Backing
    • Hybrid Lenses
    • Mini-scleral Lenses
    • Scleral Lenses (such as MicroCault and Toric)
    • Prosthetic cosmetic lenses
    • EyePrint Pro