Specialist Care is often Required

1. Specialist Care is often Required It can’t be denied that, at times, specialist medical care or procedures are what patients need as opposed to regular, everyday treatments one gets for a cold, a sore throat or the ailments people suffer from. Specialist doctors are those that offer even more qualifications than your GP or the doctor you take your children to for normal checkups or the surgeries they, the GP, performs. Doctors can attend to women when they have their babies, but in more serious cases the intervention of a gynaecologist is called for. Think, too, of those times when our eye sight starts to deteriorate. We may need glasses so we make an appointment with the optician who can test our eye sight and prescribe contact lenses or eye glasses. In more advanced cases the intervention of an optometrist may be needed, say for the treatment of certain eye conditions, but in serious cases you see the ophthalmologist who is a specialist medical doctor. This specialist can perform the duties of a doctor, and more: they receive further training to become eye specialists that can perform various surgeries for instance that the GP won’t. Ophthalmologists them directly or be referred by their GP, or an optician or optometrist. Some ophthalmologists work in big hospitals and others, still, combine a hospital position with private practice, depending on how they schedule their routines. In big cities with big hospitals such as, say, New York, Manchester or London a few of these ophthalmologists – eye specialists – may hold a very senior position in the hospital that employs their services and they become what is called consultant ophthalmologists. can work in private practice, and patients can either contact This happens for only the very best specialists, those that have proved their abilities and skills. They are in charge of other doctors and normally train other, less experienced medical staff, such as, for instance, the doctor that aspires to become an ophthalmologist themselves. Of course these specialists offer varied sought-after services because of their years’ training and experience, and very often they are the ones that stand out and are approached by patients – or by referring GP’s – for their services. As is the case in some specialist fields, the ophthalmologist may also offer different services – or concentrate their efforts in a specific area. Some may be interested in treating purely medical conditions to the eye to correct eye sight, to help patients see better, whereas others may decide they are more interested in offering patients

2. different services related to their eyes, for example, cosmetic surgery that aims to correct issues such as droopy or sagging eyelids, or eye bags under the lower lid, for example – or other areas around the eye such as the cheeks or brows – a specialist field referred to as oculoplastics. Not all ophthalmologists work in this field, just as not all of them work in eyelid cancer surgery, or vision repair. It is often a preference for the ophthalmologist; however, as specialists most of them are well versed in all of these areas. For patients it is good to know that whether they need the attention of the ophthalmologist that attends to functional eye surgery or the specialist that can attend to their cosmetic needs for the areas around the eyes, they will indeed be offered these services. These specialist eye doctors are very much in demand for their services, since there are comparatively few of them, and the GP’s in your town or city are not allowed to – or trained to do – what they offer. Whether the ophthalmologist works in private practice or in a big hospital makes, in the end, not all the difference. You want to know that the eye specialist you see has the knowledge and experience to treat you for either cosmetic or functional eye conditions. Some – the best ones – can actually do both and their services are always in great demand. About Us Dr Pari Shams is one of the world’s top consultant ophthalmologist & oculoplastic surgeons. Because of her knowledge, experience and expertise in her field, her services are sought-after and she is highly regarded by colleagues, other medical professionals and patients. Her comprehensive services in all aspects of eyelid, lacrimal and orbital disease ensure that she is a leader in terms of all aspects relating to specialist eyecare. Miss Shams specialises in conditions that affect eyelids, brows, cheeks, eye sockets and tear duct systems and she attends to a variety of cosmetic and functional eye conditions. Miss Shams has offices in different locations in London. She also teaches and trains physicians and surgeons in her specialist fields. For more about Dr Pari Shams, please visit http://www.parishams.com/