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WVU Eye Institute
1 Medical Center Dr.
Morgantown, WV 26506
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The WVU Eye Institute provides exceptional medical and surgical eye care, using the most advanced technologies and facilities. You can come to the Eye Institute for routine care as well as specialized care for serious eye conditions.
Cataract/Lens Implants
At WVU, cataract surgery is performed in our same-day surgery suite. Our doctors use a suture-less technique, which aids in rapid recovery.
During the 20-minute procedure, an intra-ocular lens implant is placed in the eye so that the eye will focus properly. The patient can return to normal activity within a few days of the procedure.
Comprehensive Eye Exams
During a routine eye exam, one of our doctors will review your medical history and complete a series of tests to determine the health of your eyes.
Eye exams should be done periodically, using the following guidelines:
If you have diabetes, you should have your eyes examined every year, because you are at risk for several eye disorders, including:
Cornea and External Eye Disease
We provide specialized medical and surgical management of all disorders of the cornea. Some of the surgical procedures we commonly perform include:
WVU is one of just a few eye institutes in the nation to perform a new cornea transplant procedure called ALTK, or automated lamellar therapeutic keratoplasty.
Glaucoma Treatment
Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the normal fluid pressure inside the eye increases, possibly leading to vision loss or blindness.
The WVU Eye Institute offers complete glaucoma care, using the most advanced diagnostic technologies and a variety of surgical options. Pediatric and adult glaucoma services are available.
WVU is regularly chosen to participate in glaucoma drug studies. This means that new drugs often may be available before full market release.
Neuro-ophthalmology
The neuro-ophthalmologists at the WVU Eye Institute can help you with problems that involve the relationship between the eye and the brain, how the eye sends visual messages to the brain, and how the brain influences the eye. They also can work with you if you suffer with migraine headaches with visual symptoms and brain lesions that affect the eye.
Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Lacrimal Surgery
Oculoplastic surgeons specialize in evaluating and managing both cosmetic and functional abnormalities that may affect the eyes and the surrounding structures.
Common problems that require oculoplastic and orbital surgery include:
Our oculoplastic surgeons also work closely with radiology, oncology, ENT, and neurosurgery specialists if you have complicated problems involving the head, brain, and neck.
Pediatric Ophthalmology
Children need to have their eyes examined early in life, preferably by 3 years of age. We provide children with routine eye care as well as care for more serious conditions.
Our pediatric ophthalmologists manage eye conditions that can occur during the first 2 decades of your child’s life. The most commonly treated conditions include:
We also treat eye injuries and eye problems that may be part of a medical condition.
The WVU Eye Institute offers a special program for school-age children with low vision. The Children's Vision Rehabilitation Project provides:
West Virginia children with low vision who are enrolled in grades K-12 are eligible for this program.
Refractive Surgery
Refractive surgery can reduce or eliminate dependence on the use of eyeglasses or contact lenses. A variety of refractive laser procedures are available, including LASIK, LASEK, and PRK. These procedures can correct or reduce moderate to high levels of near-sightedness (myopia), astigmatism, or far-sightedness (hyperopia).
Read a list of questions and answers about LASIK laser surgery.
Retina Problem Diagnosis and Treatment
The types of diseases treated through our medical and surgical retina service include local, systemic, and genetic diseases as they affect the retina and vitreous of the eye.
WVU's state-of-the-art technical capabilities ensure outstanding results in treating retinal disease. We use the following technologies to diagnose problems of the retina:
Treatment methods include:
We perform more than 700 laser procedures for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy each year. Various intravitreal drug treatments, such as Avastin, Lucentis, Kenalog, and Triesence are also available as needed.