From examinations and tests for various eye diseases to examinations for the assessment of vision and measurements of orthoptics in preparation for spectacle prescriptions. In the Humanitas Medical Care Arese ophthalmology clinic, the eye and sight are treated in the same round thanks to a series of highly specialized services and qualified personnel who make use of the most modern technologies. We talked about this topic with Dr. Claudio Lucchini, a specialist in Ophthalmology.
Dry eye, an extremely common problem
“Humanitas Medical Care Arese carries out examinations and tests for the assessment of vision, the prescription of glasses and the treatment of eye diseases. In particular, we deal with dry eye disease, a condition that is becoming extremely common,” explains Dr. Lucchini.
However, the Arese ophthalmology clinic does not stop at this disease. Thanks to the latest generation of instruments that allow the diagnosis of corneal and retinal diseases, the center can perform sophisticated examinations such as OCT, optical coherence tomography, which allows an extremely accurate evaluation of the retina and optic nerve fibers, allowing the early detection of some serious diseases such as glaucoma or retinal maculopathy.
“Another indispensable tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma and many other eye diseases is the computerized field of view,” explains the specialist. “Moreover, the corneal topographer is also very important, which allows you to discover the alterations of the cornea, such as keratoconus, a disease that affects young people more frequently and manifests itself in a subtle way, sometimes with an initial problem of astigmatism, and then degenerates over time”.
An outpatient clinic open 7 days a week
In the Arese clinic it is possible to carry out an eye or orthotic examination every day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday. To check the availability, which may vary from month to month, you can contact Customer Service, by calling 02 83456777, sending an e-mail to arese@mc.humanitas.it or going directly to the medical center 7 days a week. The visits and services are provided both privately and with the National Health Service. As explained by the specialist, children are also followed in the Ophthalmology clinic in Arese: “We accept children from 3 years of age and it is advisable to check their vision from pre-school age – concluded Dr. Lucchini. It is very important to intervene promptly with visual rehabilitation when problems such as strabismus or amblyopia (the so-called “lazy eye”) occur, as they could negatively affect school learning and the correct development of visual function”.
