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Ophthalmologist Services at Accent on Eyes

Risks

Complications may occur during any surgery. Ophthalmologic surgery, however, is usually very safe. Some risks include:

Undercorrection or overcorrection in refractive surgery. Undercorrected refractive surgery patients usually can be treated with an enhancement, but overcorrected patients will need to use eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Debilitating symptoms. These include glare, halos, double vision, and poor nighttime vision. Some patients may also lose contrast sensitivity. These symptoms may be temporary or permanent.
Dry eye. Some patients are treated with artificial tears or punctal plugs.
Retinal detachment. The retina can become detached by the surgery if this part of the eye has any weakness when the procedure is performed. This may not occur for weeks or months.
Endophthalmitis. An infection in the eyeball is a complication that is less common today because of newer surgery techniques and antibiotics.

Other serious complications that may occur are blindness, glaucoma, or hemorrhage.

Normal results

Normal results include restored or improved vision, and a much improved quality of life. Specific improvements depend on the type of ophthalmologic surgery performed, and the type of ocular ailment being treated.

Morbidity and mortality rates

Death from ophthalmologic surgery is rare. However, complications can still arise from the use of general anesthesia. With most ophthalmic surgeries requiring only local anesthetic, that risk has been widely eliminated.

Blindness, which was sometimes caused by serious infection, has also been reduced because of more effective antibiotics.

Florida Eye Surgery - Eye Doctor in Gainesville

Accent on Eyes: Ophthalmology services serving patients with eye condition problems throughout North Central Florida including Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, and Tallahassee. Florida Board certified ophthalmologist Dr. Virginia Pettito, M.D. , specializes in eye surgery. She is a fellow with the American Association of Ophthalmology and since 1993 she has been on the Staff at Shands at Alachua General Hospital, now STH. She is also a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Gainesville Eye Care

Gainesville Eye Care Services - Ophthalmology services offered at Accent on Eyes.

Eye Injury - common eye injuries and what you should do to minimize damage to your eyes and the area surrounding them.

Eye Exam - routine eye exam by our board certified ophthalmologist perform in our Gainesville, Florida eye offices.

Eye Surgery - services for cataract surgery, corneal diseases, glaucoma. Surgery procedures include laser eye surgery, refractive eye surgery, canaloplasty, eyelid surgery, etc.

Eyelid Surgery

Florida eyelid surgery doctor at Accent on Eyes perform surgeries for several conditions of the eyelids including eyelid cysts and tumors, drooping eyelids, blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), etc.

Contact your Florida eye care and surgery center at Accent on Eyes today at (352) 372-9414 to schedule a consultation with our ophthalmologist, Dr. Pettito.

Ophthalmology Services