Lasik And Refractive Surgery

Our Eye function like a camera. Light rays entering our eye are focused by cornea on the retina. In refractive error these rays are not focused on retina, so image is burrd.

Myopia

• Short – Sightedness
• Light rays are focused slightly anterior to retina.

Hypermetropia

• Long Sightedness
• Here the light rays are focused slightly posterior retina.

CustomLASIK is also known as ‘Wave front LASIK’

Wavefront LASIK surgery is considered a very safe LASIK procedure & takes advantages of the latest laser vision technology & User 3 – dimensional measurement of the eye to enhance the laser’s ability to reshape the cornea & correct aberrations.

1. Patients age should be above 18 years
2. Refractive error should be stable for at least 1 year.
3. Patient should not be suffering from dry eyes.
4. Plus number should not be above +6 D.

1. Pre-Operative Counselling
2. Checking of refractive error
3. Topography
4. Pachymetry
5. Details Fundes evaluation
6. Schirmer test –to evaluate dryness of cornea after all these investigations doctor decided whether patients are fit to undergo LASIK or not.

• Follow up check-ups -
• Next day (day1)
• Day 7
• 1 Month

1. 24 hrs goggle use for one week
2. Avoid head bath for 1 month
3. No Television, Computer use, reading & readings mobile messages for 8 days.
4. Steroid eyes droops for 2 weeks.
5. Lubricating eyes drops for 3 months.

1. Under correction
2. Over correction
3. Glare
4. Contrast sensitivity problems
5. Flap complications
6. incomplete flap (Veryrare)
7. Complete tear
8. Partial tear
9. Infection