Cornea & External Disease
Loyola Ophthalmology offers medical and surgical management of a wide variety of diseases of the cornea, conjunctiva, and anterior segment. Loyola has 2 fellowship trained cornea specialists who have expertise in:
- High-risk corneal transplantation
- Surgical management of severe ocular surface disease including
- Stem cell transplantation
- Amniotic membrane transplantation
- Severe dry eye, blepharitis
- Corneal infection
- Keratoconus
- Therapeutic contact lens fitting (through the Contact Lens Service)
- Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery
- Pterygium
Diagnostic Services Include:
- Corneal topography and corneal thickness (Orbscan)
- Pachymetry
- Immunohisto pathological diagnosis of ocular surface disease (cicatricial pemphigoid, corneal intraepithelial neoplasia)
- Anterior segment digital photography
- Specular Microscopy
- Corneal Tomography
Charles S. Bouchard, MD
Professor
Chairman of Ophthalmology
Clinical Expertise
- Corneal Disease and LASIK Surgery,
- Corneal Transplantation (Low and High Risk)
- Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease
Locations
Loyola Outpatient Center
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Roshni Vasaiwala, MD
Assistant Professor
Specialties
- Cornea
- Refractive Surgery
Locations
Loyola Outpatient Center
Loyola Center for Health at Hickory Hills
Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital