It is used in the treatment of correction of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. The most common method used in refractive surgery all over the world is LASER. In this way, you can get rid of your glasses at the end of the procedure.
Who Can Have Laser Surgery?
∙Those who are over 8 years old and use glasses or contact lenses,
∙Eye degrees last 1 Those who have not changed for years,
∙Patients with Myopia up to 8 diopters,
∙Patients with Astigmatism up to 5 diopters,
∙Patients with Hypermetropia up to +5 diopters,
∙Corneal Topography results Those who do not have any visual disease (such as corneal sharpening, keratoconus, etc.),
∙Those who do not have any other disease in their eyes (dry eye, eye pressure, etc.),
∙Those who do not have a systematic disease such as diabetes, rheumatism,
/> ∙Before excimer laser; Whether the eye is suitable for the excimer laser procedure is determined by a detailed eye examination and advanced tests by an ophthalmologist who specializes in refractive surgery. As a result of the preliminary examination and examinations, people whose eye structure is found suitable for surgery can be treated with laser.
Laser Treatment
LASIK method involves cutting a thin layer on the upper surface of the cornea and opening it in the form of a valve. It is based on the principle of correcting eye degrees with "excimer laser" on the resulting corneal surface. At Eyestanbul Health Group, surgeries are performed by doctors whose field of expertise is laser eye treatments.
Treatment of refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism with Excimer Laser; It has taken its place in the medical world as a reliable method with clear rules and results. Since the early 1980s, millions of people have been treated with this method, freed from the restrictions caused by the use of glasses and contact lenses in their social and professional lives. More than 33 million people around the world have been treated with this method since the year the treatment began to be used. When laser treatment is performed on suitable patients under the right conditions, the success rate is approximately 98% and a very rapid recovery is observed. (I added) You can achieve visual acuity and increase your quality of life.
Benefits of Excimer Laser Treatment
∙Dependence on glasses or lenses is eliminated.
∙The quality of life of patients increases.
∙The risk of microbial infection with lenses is eliminated.
How is Excimer laser applied?
∙It is applied to both eyes in the same session.
∙ This procedure takes approximately 3-4 minutes for each eye and the total procedure time is 10 minutes.
∙Laser application time takes approximately 20-30 seconds for each eye.
∙There is no need to stay in the hospital for the procedure.
You can return to social life within 24 hours after the procedure.
∙Treatment methods are determined and applied individually.
Misconceptions and Truths About Laser
False: Laser It is a treatment whose reliability is unknown.
True: Laser treatment is an FDA-approved, completely safe technology.
False: Cataract surgery cannot be performed after laser treatment.
True: Laser surgery does not prevent or cause any future eye treatment (including cataract surgery).
False: You will become blind within 10 years after laser treatment.
True: Laser The technology has been applied since the 1980s. There is no risk of blindness.
False: Laser treatment is only performed for myopia. Laser cannot be applied to astigmatic and hyperopic eyes.
True: Laser surgery can be successfully applied to eyes with 1 to 8 degrees of myopia, 1 to 4 degrees of hyperopia and astigmatism and are suitable for laser.
Incorrect: Laser treatment can only be done once. If the eye number increases in the future, treatment can never be performed.
True: Laser treatment can be applied a second time if your eye structure is suitable.
False: Color blindness occurs after laser.
True: It is not possible to develop color blindness after laser.
False: The retina layer is damaged in laser treatment.
Correct: Laser treatment is applied to the cornea layer of the eye. There is no possibility of damage to the retina.
Myth: Laser treatment is a painful and bleeding treatment.< br /> True: Since laser treatment is applied to the non-vascular corneal part of the eye, it is not a bleeding and open treatment. Since drop anesthesia is applied during laser treatment, no pain is felt.
False: Eye drops must be used for life after laser treatment.
Correct: Eye drops must be used for the first few months after laser treatment. . However, eye drops are not used for life.
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What should you pay attention to in the hospital where you will have laser surgery?
∙Technological and hygienic infrastructure of the institution
∙The experience of the physician and his expertise in laser
∙Whether there is all the technological infrastructure required for laser treatment and examinations
∙The special drugs used in the surgery and all medical materials must be personal and disposable only for you
Laser Personalized intraocular lens replacement surgeries are performed for eyes that are not suitable for surgery. With these surgeries, patients with high myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism, or patients with long-distance vision impairment can be increased to the level of vision without glasses, allowing them to live a comfortable life.
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