Nanomedicine and Nanomaterials

Nanomedicine and Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine in which we study structure and function of an eyeball or orbit. The word eye came from the Greek word “Ophthalmos” mean eyeball. An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor (MD), specially trained in the medical and surgical care and treatment of the eyes. An eye is one the main sense organ to see the world. An eye consist many parts including cornea, sclera, choroid, retina, vitreous, rods & cones, etc. Retina is a layer of tissue in the back of our eye that senses light and send images to our brain. Cornea is the outermost layer of an eye; it is the clear and transparent layer that covers the front of the eye. There are many problems which affect the vision of an eye like conjunctivitis, night blindness, color-blindness, cataracts, etc. Now a day, ophthalmologists get more success in the eye operations Lasik, PRK, laser eye surgery, etc.