Laser Eye Surgery - LASIK
You may eliminate your glasses and your contact lenses within A DAY.
LASIK Laser Eye Surgery is the most preferred and easy operation to correct abnormalities such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia.
Eye doctors in Risus Clinic are offering the most advanced vision correction technology, standard flap creation in approximately is 6 seconds for 1 eye.
We have many techniques, Our Eye doctor, will inform which one is best for you after long examinations.
Normal candidates for laser eye surgery, also known as laser surgery to correct vision, are adults older than 18 with a healthy and stable eye number. Nonetheless, this procedure may not be suitable for everyone. You must first undergo a comprehensive evaluation by an ophthalmologist. Your doctor will determine whether laser application in the eye is appropriate based on variables such as the health of your eyes and the severity of your eye defect.
How is Laser Application Performed?
After a comprehensive examination by a Laser Eye Surgery Clinic ophthalmologist, laser treatment is administered to the eye. Several tests will be performed to ascertain the size of your eye and the thickness of your cornea prior to treatment. These tests will determine your eye's health and suitability for laser treatment.
- We use local Anesthesia and using anesthetic eye drops so your eyes become completely numb so you will never feel PAIN!
- A special instrument / ring then inserted between your eyelids to keep your pupil stable and avoid blinking.
- The femtosecond laser is then used to generate a thin layer of corneal tissue (flap). This layer's scales are exactly as stated by the laser.
- Next, using the femtosecond laser, a thin layer of corneal tissue.
- This flap is lifted from the cornea as if opening the cover of a book.
- Using the latest and fastest technology for LASIK surgery, a cool beam of light from the laser gently reshapes the surface of the cornea, making it more like a normal eye. This allows images to come to focus clearer on the retina, which is the back of the eye.
- The flap is put back into place, where it bonds securely.
The patients are back to their routine activities the NEXT day and are already enjoying the benefits of LASIK.
There may be some discomfort, redness, oedema, and sensitivity in the eyes for a few days following laser eye therapy. The duration of recovery differs from person to person but is typically measured in days or weeks. During the healing process, it is crucial to adhere to your doctor's advice regarding ocular protection. Do not rub your eyes; instead, rinse them with warm water and don the sunglasses or safety glasses your doctor has prescribed. You may also need to regularly apply the eye solutions prescribed by your doctor.
Advantages of LASIK
- Vision that is sharper and clearer
- Reduced dependence on spectacles or contact lenses (with some patients no longer requiring prescription lenses at all)
- Rapid procedure
- Minimal discomfort
- Permanent results for the majority of patients
FAQ
If their vision has stabilized, most adults qualify for LASIK. Your eyesight changes during puberty and into your twenties, but your prescription will change less frequently as you reach visual maturity. If your vision prescription remains unchanged for at least one to two years, you may qualify for LASIK.
Candidates for LASIK must have healthy eyes and no medical conditions that could complicate the surgery or recovery. During laser eye surgery, our ophthalmologists need sufficient corneal tissue to construct the LASIK flap. Patients with narrow corneas may be better candidates for PRK or lens exchange.
During your consultation at the Laser Eye Centre of Istanbul, our ophthalmologists will determine if LASIK is the best method for improving your eyesight.
There is no upper age limit for LASIK, but optimal results are achieved between the ages of 25 and 40. People over the age of 40 are most likely experiencing or will soon experience presbyopia, which is the age-related hardening of the natural lens of the eye. Vision in individuals under 25 may continue to fluctuate as their eyes mature. Your eye lens functions like a camera lens, adjusting the focus to enable you to see distant and nearby objects distinctly. This elasticity diminishes with age, and the lens can no longer adapt to the change in distance for near vision. In their forties, most individuals require reading glasses or readers due to presbyopia.
Presbyopia is a problem with the natural lens inside the eye (behind the pigmented iris), whereas LASIK concentrates on refractive errors caused by an abnormally shaped cornea. Laser eye surgery can correct vision issues caused by nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, but it cannot improve presbyopia.
People with presbyopia who wish to rectify their vision may be eligible for clear lens extraction, which corrects presbyopia and other refractive errors by replacing the natural eye lens with an artificial intraocular implant.
PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) is an alternative to LASIK for patients who are not optimal candidates for the procedure. While the two surgeries are comparable in most respects, the construction of the corneal flap is the primary difference. With LASIK, your ophthalmologist creates a small corneal incision using a laser so that the cornea can be reshaped. In contrast, with PRK, your ophthalmologist removes the cornea's outermost layer (the epithelium) to gain access to the cornea. In the subsequent weeks, the epithelium regenerates, but this delays recovery.
As LASIK yields faster results, it is by far the most prevalent option. However, patients who are not optimal candidates for LASIK may be recommended PRK. Patients with thin corneas, chronic dry eye, or extreme astigmatism fall into this category. Patients who participate in contact sports (and are therefore more susceptible to eye injuries) frequently choose PRK to prevent a potential corneal flap complication.
