The Ophthalmic department of YongKang Veterans Hospital has been established and served as a main referral center in Tainan for fourteen years. At present, we have many subspecialties, including external eye, oculoplastic, vitreoretinal, glaucoma and neuro/pediatric ophthalmology. There are three full-time staffs. The department is equipped with all classic and modern ophthalmic machines and instruments, such as argon laser, multiwave laser, Nd-Yag laser, Diode laser, digital system for fundus and angiogram, perimetry, refractometer, cryotherapy, slit and surgical microscope, vitrectomy, endoscopy …. With qualified staffs and modern equipment, we provide comprehensive medical and surgical cares of patients, including corneal ulcer, uveitis, glaucoma, vaso-occlusive disease, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, optic neuropathy, cataract surgery, refractive surgery, trauma, strabismus, lacrimal apparatus disease, and orbital tumor. Meanwhile, we are also one of the leading hospitals performing current new therapies in Taiwan, such as photodynamic therapy.The staffs are always willing and ready for the new progress of treatment.We focus not only on clinical service, but also on teaching and research. We offer a conscientious residency-training program for the next generation of physicians in medical and surgical Ophthalmology. Plenty of basic and clinical research have been done and published in domestic and international journal, as well as textbooks.
