Advanced
Eye Surgery

A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural lens, causing progressive blurring of vision. It is the world's leading cause of reversible blindness — and cataract surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgical procedures in medicine when performed by an experienced team.

At The Eye Doctors, we perform phacoemulsification — the gold standard technique — using the CataRhex 3 system by Oertli, the most advanced cataract surgical platform in Nigeria. The procedure uses ultrasound energy to break up the cloudy lens, which is then removed and replaced with a clear intraocular lens (IOL). Most patients experience dramatically improved vision within 24 hours.

Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) is a well-established technique for removing cataracts through a small, self-sealing incision, without the use of ultrasound energy. It's particularly effective for harder, more advanced cataracts that may be less suited to phacoemulsification, and offers excellent visual outcomes at a lower cost.

At The Eye Doctors, our ophthalmologists are experienced in both phacoemulsification and manual SICS, and will recommend the technique best suited to your specific cataract and eye condition. Like phacoemulsification, the cloudy lens is removed and replaced with a clear intraocular lens (IOL).

When glaucoma cannot be adequately controlled with eye drops alone, surgery becomes necessary to lower intraocular pressure and protect the optic nerve from further damage.

The gold standard operation is trabeculectomy — a filtration procedure that creates a new drainage pathway for aqueous fluid. This is frequently performed with antifibrotic augmentation using Mitomycin C, which reduces scarring and significantly lowers the risk of the drainage channel failing.

A pterygium is a fleshy, wedge-shaped growth of conjunctival tissue that extends onto the cornea. It is especially prevalent in equatorial regions like Lagos due to prolonged UV exposure and dry, dusty environments. While initially benign, a pterygium can cause significant discomfort, redness and visual disturbance as it grows across the visual axis.

We perform pterygium excision with conjunctival autografting — the gold standard technique — which uses a small graft of the patient's own conjunctival tissue to cover the excision site. This approach significantly reduces the risk of recurrence compared to bare sclera excision.

A chalazion is a small, painless lump that forms when an oil gland in the eyelid becomes blocked. While many resolve on their own with warm compresses, some persist or grow large enough to affect vision or comfort, requiring minor surgical removal.

At The Eye Doctors, we perform incision and curettage under local anaesthesia; a quick, minor procedure to drain and remove the blocked gland contents. Most patients return to normal activities the same day, with minimal downtime.