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PEDIATRIC

CORNEA

RETINA

GLAUCOMA
THE PILLARS OCULOPLASTICS

OF OUR PROGRESS CLINICAL TRIALS

nnovative treatment options, research, education and community THE OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE
outreach will produce a result that improves the quality of SURGERY PROGRAM provides evaluation and management
life. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Naples offers expanded of adult and pediatric patients with eyelid, tear drainage and
services that include comprehensive “pillar programs” in cornea, orbital conditions. In addition, the program includes oculofacial,
glaucoma, retina, pediatric ophthalmology, oculoplastics and reconstructive plastic surgery of the eye, along with aesthetic
clinical research. Through these pillars, the Bascom Palmer Eye and cosmetic treatments. These treatments and procedures are
Institute in Naples is able to provide all ophthalmic specialties under administered with care to not compromise the health of the eyes.
one roof.
THE PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS PEDIATRIC
PROGRAM provides care for a wide range of ocular problems and
visual impairment in children. Children receive short-term treatment
of the immediate problem and long-term rehabilitative care and CORNEA
monitoring of their visual development. A full complement of
RETINA
diagnostic and therapeutic modalities is available in Naples.
THE CORNEAL PROGRAM evaluates and treats disorders of
the cornea and conjunctiva including dystrophies, infections, corneal
swelling, dry eyes and injuries. Bascom Palmer offers special expertise GLAUCOMA
in corneal transplantation, high-risk keratoplasty, high-risk cataract-
OCULOPLASTICS
intraocular lens surgery, and diagnosis and management of corneal
ulcers, scleritis, and ocular allergy all of which can be treated in the
state of the art ambulatory surgical center located on the 2nd floor of
CLINICAL TRIALS
the Naples Institute.
THE GLAUCOMA PROGRAM evaluates and treats all forms of
the disorder in adults and children. Treatment may consist of medical
therapy alone or in combination with laser or incisional surgery. In BASCOM PALMER’S CLINICAL RESEARCH EFFORT
addition, surgical management of cataracts in patients with glaucoma INCLUDES PROGRAMS led by individual investigators and
comprises an important part of the programs. multi-investigator programs with shared leadership. Patient-oriented
research programs are a focus of our faculty and often result in
THE RETINA AND VITREOUS DISEASES PROGRAM
clinical trials. More than 4,000 clinical trial patients participate in
is dedicated to treatment of medical and surgical diseases of the
clinical trials right here in Naples. At Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
posterior segment of the eye. Our fully-equipped operating rooms
“science is moving forward” at a rapid pace and as the #1 Eye
feature the latest in posterior segment technology and treatment
Institute for over 17 years, it continues to influence the way eye
methodologies.
disease is treated globally.
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