Lasik Eye Surgery

With LASIK eye surgery, which is used for eye problems such as nearsightedness, nearsightedness and blurred vision that negatively affect the comfort of daily life, these problems are eliminated without the need for glasses and lenses.



Contrary to what is known, Lasik Eye Surgery is a very easy, short-term and painless treatment method. In this application, which lasts between 10 and 15 minutes on average, the time the laser is applied to the eye is not even 30 seconds.

As a result of Lasik Surgery, there is no change in the anatomical structure of your eye. After the treatment, the person gets rid of the use of glasses or lenses and reaches a comfortable, comfortable and free life standard.

There are some patient-specific criteria for performing LASIK eye surgery:
 

• The age determined for the operation according to the age of progression of the eye numbers is 18 years.

• In order for the patient to be included in the scope of surgery, the eye number must be in appropriate values. These values are up to -4 in hyperopia, up to -10 in myopia, and up to -6 in astigmatism.

• For the operation, the patient's corneal layer should be at a sufficient thickness level.

• The patient should not have a condition such as pregnancy or breastfeeding.

• The eye surface map (corneal topography) should be at a normal level.

• The number of contact lenses or glasses must not have changed in the last 1 year.

• The patient should not have any eye disease other than visual impairment.

• After a comprehensive eye examination for surgery, the patient's suitability for the operation is determined and LASIK eye surgery cannot be performed on patients whose general health is not good.

Before LASIK eye surgery is performed, patients undergo a comprehensive eye consultation.During this consultation, medical and surgical intervention history is learned and the patient's suitability for the operation is determined.   



During the evaluation of the ophthalmologist, the following factors are taken into account:
 

• eye infection

• large pupils

• high eye pressure

• inflammation

• dry eye

Long-term results from LASIK tend to be best in people who are carefully evaluated prior to surgery to ensure they are good candidates for the procedure.

If you wear contact lenses that can change the shape of your cornea, you should stop wearing them completely and only wear your glasses at least a few weeks before evaluation and surgery.

Your doctor will provide specific guidelines based on the type of contacts you wear and how long you have been a contact lens wearer.

During the evaluation, your ophthalmologist will ask about your medical and surgical history and will give you a comprehensive eye exam to assess your vision and whether you can do the procedure safely.

In LASIK eye surgeries, which are usually completed in 30 minutes, an eye drop that creates a numbing effect is placed in the patient's eye and the eyelids are kept open for a certain period of time.

Laser application is preferred to cut the flap in front of the eye. The flap is folded back to shape the cornea. With each pulse of the laser application, a certain amount of corneal tissue is removed.



After the corneal shaping process, the flap is placed in place. The healing process is carried out without stitches and bandages.

During the operation, the patient is asked to focus on a certain point of light. Looking at the light helps keep the eye still to shape the cornea

In patients who have LASIK eye surgery on both eyes, the healing process can be completed on the same day.

After the operation, eye watering, burning sensation, blurred vision or itching may occur. However, this situation is temporary and the improvement in vision is completed quickly.

The average cost of LASIK eye surgery in Turkey ranges between $1600 and $2500 per eye.

After the operation, eye watering, burning sensation, blurred vision or itching may occur. However, this situation is temporary and the improvement in vision is completed quickly.

It may be necessary to wear protective equipment at night until the eye is fully healed.



It is necessary to avoid strenuous sports activities, use of pool, sauna or jacuzzi for a few weeks.

One or two days after the operation, your controls are carried out at the follow-up appointment scheduled for you by your ophthalmologist. These controls continue for the first six months.

The process required for vision to stabilize and the eye to heal varies between two and three months on average.

Pros

The main advantage of this procedure is the possibility of performing all daily activities without the need for corrective glasses or contact lenses. In fact, 90% of people achieve 20/20 and 20/40 vision without glasses after surgery.

It is a proven effective procedure with rapid postoperative stabilization, superior to other interventions of the same type. In addition, there are few complications such as corneal opacities or cataracts.

Successful outcomes are inversely proportional to the degree of initial ocular involvement. Therefore, the prognosis will be more favorable if there is a low level of refractory damage.



Cons

Like other surgical procedures, LASIK surgery can cause side effects and complications. Most conditions are temporary and usually go away within a few weeks or months.

Some of the most common secondary symptoms associated with LASIK surgery include:
 

• Eye pain

• Dry eye

• Blurred vision

• Eye burning or stinging

• Discomfort or sensitivity to direct light

• Colorful rings around the lights

• Redness of the eyes

• Eye infection

The surgery led to adverse corrections that resulted in worse vision than before the intervention, despite the magnifying lenses used in some patients.

Likewise, the procedure can trigger vision loss and permanent vision changes, but this is extremely rare.

After LASIK eye surgery, corneal edema may occur during the recovery period, and even corneal swelling is a common side effect.

For most patients, this swelling of the cornea is temporary and resolves spontaneously within a few weeks. In some cases, swelling may continue for a month or two, but rarely after the eighth week there is a problem of edema.

Pain, stinging and watering may occur up to 6 hours after laser operations such as Intralase-LASIK and LASIK, which are performed by creating a flap (flap) in the cornea.



Pain can be experienced for 2-3 days after laser applied after peeling the eye surface such as LASEK, PRK. Protective contact lenses can be applied to the eye after the laser to make this pain less felt.

Patients mostly prefer the summer months as they have time off and can rest comfortably. However, there is no season or time limit for surgery.

In most cases, the vision improvement provided by LASIK surgery is permanent. However, in a limited number of cases, myopia, hyperopia, and/or astigmatism may recur over time, causing blurred vision due to changes that may occur in the lens inside the eye, usually with or without LASIK surgery.

If such regression occurs and becomes bothersome, a follow-up procedure called LASIK enhancement can usually be performed to restore clear vision.