Ophthalmological Examination at Home
Many of our fellow people are confined at home and unable to be examined in an ophthalmology clinic.
Multiple sclerosis (demyelinating disease), orthopedic problems, rheumatologic diseases, mental illness, agoraphobia, advanced age, organic psychosyndrome, Parkinson’s disease, gait instability exclude certain social groups from the necessary ophthalmological examination, at least for refractive purposes.
A solution to this real but not easily recognized problem is provided by the ophthalmology team of SOS DOCTORS, which, with the decade-long expertise it has developed, makes the aforementioned social groups equal in their right to refractive examination.
- The examination is performed at the patient’s home with the aid of state-of-the-art portable equipment, and a prescription for glasses is issued, which is covered by EOPYY.
- If visual acuity is not satisfactory, further investigation is carried out with a retinal check through fundoscopy.
- If the condition requires surgical treatment, the patient is transported with the company’s ambulances to an ophthalmology clinic for surgery, or for posterior capsulotomy using yag laser without hospitalization.
Most common causes why glasses are not satisfactory
- Cataract that has not been operated on
- Macular diseases
- Posterior capsule opacification in already operated eyes
The past ten years, with at least 1,100 cases of refractive examination performed at the patient’s home, give us the satisfaction that those who trusted us, at low cost and without any inconvenience of transportation, optimized their visual acuity or scheduled their ophthalmological surgery without hospitalization.
We also emphasize that no other home service provider in Greece or abroad offers the possibility of an ophthalmological examination.
The excellent organization of the ophthalmology team of SOS DOCTORS, combined with the coordinated transportation with the company’s ambulances, provides comprehensive solutions for the improvement and maintenance of visual acuity.
