Central Sydney Eye Surgeons
Ophthalmologist in Marrickville

She was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Medical) degree with Distinction in 1982 on the topic of neurophysiology. She was awarded an Australian Medical Association Scholarship for this research. She was also awarded a Sydney Women’s College Scholarship for her undergraduate studies towards her medical degrees. Dr Barlow has been in private practice as a general ophthalmologist for 23 years. She has many years experience in managing a expansive range of general eye disorders including glaucoma, ocular surface diseases such as allergies and arid eyes, peaceful lid lesions, retinal disorders such as macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease and is experienced with children’s eye disorders. She is on the Board of the center for Eye Health and is a member of the AMA and is an expert adviser to the FCC.

Diabetes Education Diabetic eye disease is one of the more common causes of visual loss, particularly in young people. The lens helps to focus light on the retina. The cornea is the clear window at the front of the eye which transmits and focuses an image via the pupil through the lens to the retina. Diabetic retinopathy is a disease which damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina (the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye). This will aid your doctor look for the presence of cataract, abnormal or new blood vessels, swelling, blood or chubby deposits in the retina, scar tissue and retinal detachment. Optical coherence tomography takes sectional images of the retina to determine leakage into the retinal tissue. Refractive surgery reshapes the clear dome shaped front part of the eye (cornea) and focuses the light drifting through the cornea to the retina situated in the back of the eye. Maximum of the vision correction surgeries work by reshaping the cornea, though some may require replacing the automatic lens of the eye. Since the natural lens of the eye is removed, patients will never thrive cataracts in later life behind a PRELEX surgery. Refractive and laser eye surgeries usually are performed on well eyes that are free from other eye diseases. This increased intraocular pressure causes ruin to the ocular nerves and blood vessels resulting in loss of vision. In certain cases, laser treatment or surgery is performed to prevent further damage. Laser treatment involves using mighty beams of light to improve the flow of liquid out of your eye and lessen the pressure inner the eye. Once a cataract develops it cannot be cured by eye drops or medication. The second type of surgery is additional capsular cataract surgery. Laser technology has evolved in cataract surgery and is the fourth type of surgery called Femtosecondassisted laser cataract surgery. Subsequent surgery, your doctor will prescribe eye drops to prevent infection and inflammation. Inflammation of little blood vessels in the conjunctiva makes them more visible and causes the redness of the eyes, but rarely affects vision. Affected quality and quantity of the tears may lead to parched eyes. During this procedure, a little incision is made in your eye and the jellylike vitreous is removed. The light entering the eye does not focus on retina instead focus images earlier light reaches retina causing the distant objects to appear blurred. Inflammation may also occur in the fluid donate in the middle of the eye. Retinal detachment is an eye disorder in which the retina (light receptive layer of tissue at the back of the eye) is pulled away from its normal position. The visual field is a total area that can be seen when your eyes focus on a single point this comprises objects that can be seen on either side, and above and below the point that your eyes focus on.