Qualification of vision defect for laser correction
About. 90% of patients presenting to ophthalmologists with a specialty in refractive surgery qualify for laser vision correction.
When are your eyes eligible for cataract surgery?
Until recently, only mature cataracts were operated on, but now ophthalmologists take the position that cataract surgery is advisable even in the early stages, as long as the visual impairment is severe enough to impede our daily functioning. Specialists estimate that the maximum decrease in visual acuity at which surgery is necessary is 30-40%.
Corneal cone – qualification for surgery
Corneal cone is a progressive eye disease that leads to thinning and distortion of the cornea, with subsequent deterioration of vision – myopia and astigmatism and often hypersensitivity to light. Excessive habitual eyelid rubbing causes damage to corneal collagen.
Treatment for Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a congenital eye disease. It relates to this, that the shape of the cornea changes; it becomes thinner and takes a cone-like shape. Its curvature with time undergoes…
Refractive lens replacement – an alternative to laser vision correction, but also something more.
Refrakcyjna wymiana soczewki, czyli RLE (refractive lens exchange) polega na usunięciu własnej soczewki pacjenta i zastąpieniu jej zaawansowaną technologicznie sztuczną soczewką korygującą wadę wzroku. Jednak najnowocześniejsze sztuczne soczewki wszczepialne można dobrać w taki sposób, że skorygują nie tylko wadę refrakcji, zwaną potocznie wadą wzroku, ale także inne przypadłości.
Primary and secondary cataracts – how they differ
Primary cataracts are simply congenital cataracts, either as a result of complications or resulting from a clouding of the lens of the eye that occurs with age and is associated with aging and accompanying metabolic disorders. Cataract secondary is a complication of surgery to remove primary cataracts.
What is the most advanced procedure in laser eye surgery?
Laser eye surgery itself represents an incredible advance over earlier methods of vision correction, such as standard scalpel surgery.
Can laser eye surgery treat strabismus (strabismus) and diplopia double vision (diplopia)?
Laser eye surgery is not used in the treatment of strabismus, because the treatment requires intervention in the muscles around the eye, and the laser procedure does not offer such possibilities. But.
Genetically determined eye diseases
Ophthalmic genetics is a branch of medicine that studies hereditary eye disorders and helps identify their genetic causes, understand their mechanisms, and develop diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Corneal dystrophies
Dystrophy is a condition in which the growth of tissues or entire organs is impaired due to developmental abnormalities, infectious or metabolic diseases, allergies or poor nutrition. In extreme cases, dystrophy can lead to atrophy, that is, a gradual decrease in the volume of a tissue or organ or even its disappearance.
How soon after laser eye surgery can I watch TV?
For several days after laser eye surgery, limiting television viewing, computer work and any activity euphemistically referred to as “staring at a screen” is a must. Why?
Cataracts attack at any age
The belief that cataracts only affect the elderly is wrong. It’s true that they are diagnosed most often (about 50% of people aged 65-74 and about 70% of people over 75 will hear the diagnosis: senile cataract), but this is due to the fact that vision problems associated with aging eyes sooner or later require a visit to an ophthalmologist.
