What is Excimer Laser Surgery?
Excimer laser surgery for refractive errors is widely practiced today. With the method called LASIK, refractive errors in the eye are eliminated. In the procedure, the cornea is reshaped with the help of laser. In this way, the refractive power of the eye is changed and the eye disorder is corrected.
How is Excimer Laser Surgery Performed?
Excimer laser operation is a very fast and practical operation. This surgery is performed by reshaping the cornea by means of sending the very well-adjusted laser to the desired points on the cornea, thereby changing the refractive power of the cornea.
Thus, the refractive error that causes visual impairment is eliminated. We, as Retina Academy, provide services on excimer laser surgery.
Who Can Be Treated with Excimer Laser Surgery?
There is no flep in PRK, on the other hand it is essential in LASIK
People who use glasses or lenses and are over the age of 18 can be treated with excimer laser surgery. The eye defect of the person to be operated must remain constant for at least one year.
Otherwise, the number may return. This surgery cannot be applied to people with eye pressure, diabetes and similar problems. Apart from this, risky eyes are determined by detailed eye examination, corneal thickness and topography examination.
As a result of these evaluations, people over the age of 18 who do not carry any risk can undergo excimer laser surgery if their numbers are suitable.
What are the Application Methods of Excimer Laser?
In femto-LASIK surgery corneal flep is created with laser beam.
We, as Retina Academy, effectively treat eye disorders with iLASIK and No Touch / PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) Laser methods.
Thanks to the femtosecond (nonsurgically) laser method, eye defect removal with new technology devices can be done very successfully today.
Which of these methods to choose is decided according to the patient’s eye structure, examination results and measurements.
What are the Advantages of Excimer Laser Eye Surgery?
Excimer laser treatment is an advantageous method in many respects. First of all, it is implemented very quickly. For one eye, the refractive error can be corrected in about 3-5 minutes. It can also be applied for the correction of many visual impairments.
Before Excimer Laser Surgery
Before the excimer treatment, it is necessary not to put on make-up and not to use perfume. Alcohol use is also not recommended before surgery. Before the operation, some drugs are dripped into your eyes. Then, necessary preparations are made and excimer laser surgery is performed.
What to Know After Excimer Laser Surgery?
You need to come for a check-up the day after the surgery. Controls should not be interrupted. However, problems such as burning, redness and blurring in the eyes may occur in the early period. Water should not touch the face for 3 days. You should not go swimming for 1 month.
Does Pain Occur During and After Laser Treatment?
Before laser treatment, eye drops are applied to your eye by our ophthalmologists to create an anesthetic effect. In this way, no pain is felt during the treatment. Burning, stinging pain and similar problems are also normal after the treatment.
What Should Be Considered Before Laser Treatment?
Before treatment, patients are examined in detail. By performing a drip examination, hidden disorders are detected and the retina is fully scanned. Things to consider before the treatment are explained to the patient in detail. Make-up and perfume should not be applied.
Additionally, after the examination, you may need to stop using lenses for the period we have specified for you.
Is Laser Treatment Safe?
Laser treatment is applied very safely with the development of femtosecond lasers. No adverse events are usually encountered during or after the treatment.
The most common problems are the return of the number and the complaints experienced during the recovery period. Excimer laser surgery stands out as it is both safe and advantageous.
Can Eximer Laser Also Correct Astigmatism?
Astigmatism is among the most common visual impairment. Excimer laser treatment can be applied to eliminate it.
What Should Be Done After Laser Treatment?
There are some issues that you should pay attention to after laser treatment. First of all, redness and burning is normal. For this reason, the eyes should not be touched at all. It is also important not to apply water. You should not go to the sea or pool for about 1 month.
Is It Possible To Return The Eye Number After Laser Treatment?
Many people wonder if their eye number will return after laser treatment. Although this is very unlikely, it can happen sometimes. It is not possible to know this side effect beforehand. It can be thought of as a kind of healing response of the body.
Thanks to new generation devices and technologies, it is unlikely that the eye number will return after excimer laser surgery.
Does Laser Treatment Prevent Future Cataract Surgery?
People to whom we apply laser treatment can have cataract surgery in the future. Our surgery does not pose any obstacle to different eye surgeries in the future. However, in general, we do not recommend laser surgery to people over the age of 40.
There are two reasons for this. One of them is that laser surgery only corrects distance vision impairment, but cannot cure presbyopia, which is a near reading impairment. For this reason, even if the nearsightedness is corrected with laser in people over the age of 40, the farsightedness will remain untreated and the patient will need to use reading glasses.
The patient should be informed about this. Another reason why laser is not applied in elderly people is that these people have entered the age of cataracts.
People over a certain age will develop cataracts after a while and cataract surgery will already be required. In these people, we can correct both farsightedness and nearsightedness impairments with smart lens operations.
How Will Laser Operation Affect Our Daily Lives?
Laser surgery provides a lot of convenience in the daily lives of patients. First of all, we can provide a better vision by removing vision impairments. You can also return to your daily life in a short time after the surgery.
After laser surgery, there is a very fast recovery process. As an institution serving in this field, we can eliminate many eye problems with laser treatment. Not only astigmatism, but also problems such as myopia and hyperopia are resolved within the scope of our excimer laser treatment service.
Is Pain Felt In Excimer Laser Treatment?
No pain is felt in laser treatment. Before surgery, anesthetic eye drops is given to the patients. Thanks to this drop, the eye becomes numb during the procedure and no pain is felt. However, there may be things like darkening of the eyes and a feeling of pressure during the procedure. These are completely normal and do not indicate any danger.
Will My Eye Number Return After The Surgery?
People who will have surgery wonder if their numbers will change after the procedure. First of all, we would like to point out that this is very rare. Mostly, the numbers do not return after excimer laser surgery. However, if laser is applied to unsuitable eyes or if the person’s healing power is too great, there may rarely be a partial return of the numbers.
Can People Who Have Excimer Laser Treatment Have Cataract Surgery in the Future?
It is possible to have the desired surgery after laser treatment. It includes cataract surgery. After the effect of the surgeries performed by our ophthalmologists who are experts in their fields went down, you can have cataract and similar surgeries without any problems.
Is there any risk of the operation? Is it possible to lose eyes?
Today, with the advancement of technology, laser surgeries are performed very successfully and side effects are observed very rarely. Thanks to the detailed examinations and tests performed before the surgery, the possibility of side effects is extremely low. For this reason, eye loss and similar situations do not occur.
At What Ages Can Excimer Laser Treatment Be Applied?
There is a very large group of people who want to have laser treatment. In order to have laser surgery, the increasing of your eye number must have stopped. This usually happens over the age of 18. However, even if the patient is over the age of 18, the eye examination is repeated every 6 months to make sure that the increase in the number has stopped.
If the number does not increase, laser surgery can be performed now. Apart from this, the patient should be informed about this issue, since farsightedness will also develop in people over the age of 45 and the farsightedness will not be corrected with laser treatment.
Excimer Laser Treatment Prices 2024
The price of laser treatment varies depending on some factors. The price is determined after the examination. According to the types of excimer laser surgery, whichever method is suitable for the patient, the price is determined according to this method.