At UF Health, our ophthalmologists offer a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with eye-related programs or diseases. UF Health offers comprehensive eye care services ranging from routine eye exams to leading-edge ophthalmic diagnostic testing, advanced clinical treatments and laser and surgical procedures.

Our team of UF Health ophthalmologists and optometrists use a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, whether you need a routine eye examination for eyeglasses or contact lenses or need highly specialized eye care for vision correction or complex eye diseases.

General services

At UF Health, our ophthalmologists and optometrists have expertise in the full spectrum of services for treating children and adults with eye problems. Our expertly trained ophthalmologists offer a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients

The types of eye conditions we treat and services we provide include:

• Cataract surgery
• Contact lenses
• Corneal diseases
• Eye muscle problems
• Eyeglasses
• Eyelid surgery
• General eye exams
• Glaucoma
• Low vision
• Macular degeneration
• Neuro-ophthalmic diseases
• Ocular plastic surgery
• Pediatric ophthalmologic conditions
• Refractive surgery evaluations
• Retinal diseases
• Strabismus (crossed eyes)
• Uveitis

Lasik refractive surgery

If you struggle with vision problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatisms you should consider Lasik refractive surgery. Lasik is a state-of-the-art, completely bladeless procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea (The clear covering on the front of the eye) to improve vision and reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses.

Specialized services

Our highly trained specialists employ a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for patients requiring advanced eye care, from laser therapy to treat glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy to refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.

Our experts are also experienced in refractive cataracts surgery to correct distance and reading vision. We are the only eye care practice in the area to have specialists in every ocular clinical and surgical area, from routine to complex.

Specialized diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures include:

• Cataract surgery
• Clinical trials in various specialties
• Corneal transplants
• Electrophysiology
• Glaucoma surgery
• Implantable contact lenses
• Laser-assisted cataract surgery
• Ocular imaging
• Orbital and reconstructive surgery
• Plastic surgery (for orbits and lids)
• Refractive surgery (including Lasik and PRK)
• Retinal surgery
• Specialized contact lenses
• Strabismus surgery
• Treatment of ocular tumors
• Trifocal and extended focus lens implants

Because our practices are part of an academic health center, you may be seen by a team of healthcare professionals that includes your physician, residents or medical students, all of whom are qualified to take care of you.