Ophthalmology

The Ophthalmology Department is subdivided into a number of elements: 

• The Orbito-Palpebro-Lacrymal and Onco-Ophthalmology Clinic is concerned with problems of the eye socket, eyelids, tear glands and ducts as well as with the orbital mass.    
• The Glaucoma Clinic is recognised nationally for its expertise; patients are referred to this clinic from throughout Belgium. 
• The Paediatric Ophthalmology Clinic prevents, screens for and treats eye problems in children.  Examples: refraction problems (myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism), strabism, amblyopia, eye development anomalies, infectious diseases, etc. 
• Corneal medical treatment proposes a range of treatment to stabilise and/or treat degenerative or progressive diseases on the surface of the eye. 
• Corneal surgery is fast developing and carries out all available cornea grafts. 
• Refractive surgery seeks to dispense with optical corrections such as spectacles or contact lenses.   
•  Retinal medical treatment is concerned with pathologies such as age-associated wet or dry macular degeneration (AMD). 
• Retinal surgery is used, for example, to correct detached retinas or to place or change intraocular transplants, etc. 
• Neuro-ophthalmology treats disorders of the optic nerves and all the various ocular disorders associated with a neurological pathology (SEP, stroke, brain tumour, etc.) 

Some diseases (diabetes, tuberculosis, Sjögren's syndrome, etc.) can affect the eyes and threaten vision. This is why the Ophthalmology Department cooperates with other departments such as endocrinology, rheumatology, paediatrics, haematology, etc. 

Every year the Ophthalmological Department carries out approximately 2,000 intravitreal injections. This type of treatment can be indicated to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathies associated with diabetes, intraocular inflammation, etc.