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Laser Eye Surgery
LASIK (Laser in situ Keratomileusis) surgery is currently the most popular alternative to glasses or contact lenses. LASIK is a quick, virtually painless procedure that typically restores your ability to see without glasses within 24 hours.
High Definition LASIK® excimer laser surgery is currently the most advanced technique for the correction of short-sightedness (myopia), long-sightedness (hyperopia) and astigmatism. LASIK is the technique used in over 80% of refractive laser eye surgery worldwide. Surface laser treatments such as PRK make the remainder. At Fendalton Eye Clinic more than 95% of excimer laser surgery is done using the LASIK technique and about 5% with advanced personalised surface treatments.
LASIK has been the procedure of choice at Fendalton Eye Clinic since 1997. We have state-of-the-art laser technology available including a Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix 100 excimer laser, an IntraLase FS60 femtosecond laser and a Bausch & Lomb Zyoptix Diagnostic Workstation (Orbscan IIz and Zywave aberrometer).
How LASIK Works
The LASIK technique was devised in the early 1990s. Firstly, a circular flap is created from the front part of the cornea. Historically a microkeratome (blade) was used to cut the LASIK flap, this older technique has been superseded. Fendalton Eye Clinic along with other leading clinics now use a laser (IntraLase) to create the corneal flap. A laser creating the corneal flap is a more precise, accurate means of making the corneal flap. The purpose of the flap is to preserve the integrity of the front surface of the cornea instead of removing it. The flap is then lifted up out of the way and the excimer laser is used to change the curvature of the underlying surface of the cornea. The flap is repositioned and sticks down without stitches within 2 minutes. In this way the curvature of the cornea is changed while preserving the integrity of the front surface. The cornea heals rapidly with minimal or no pain and vision is typically good by the next day.
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