Ophthalmology is a surgical specialty; thus, ophthalmologists are trained to perform surgery and other types of eye procedures. Ophthalmology includes as many as 11 sub-specialties (cornea and external disease, anterior segment, cataract & refractive surgery, vitreo-retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, ocular oncology, uveitis & immunology, pediatric/strabismus, oculoplastic & orbit surgery, and ophthalmic pathology). Other medical specialties have limited knowledge of ophthalmology; and ophthalmology has limited involvement with other medical specialties.
Many scientific articles “associate” immortal infections and eye diseases. Ophthalmologists often take a medical history, but primarily examine the eyes and diagnose recognized eye diseases and syndromes. Ophthalmologists do not ordinarily diagnose chronic diseases outside of ophthalmology, nor recognize the connection between the root cause of eye diseases and the root causes of co-morbid conditions.
Many eye diseases can be explained by understanding the microbiology of immortal pathogens—the pathogens attack the eye in the same way the pathogens attack other parts of the body to cause chronic disease.
