What does it involve?
Laser stands for “Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation”. A laser is a beam of concentrated light that is created when an electrical current passes through a special material.
In most patients, hyperopia is caused by the eyeball usually being shorter than normal or by the cornea being too flat or the crystalline lens too thin. One way to correct it, apart from the use of glasses, contact lenses or intraocular lenses, is laser surgery. Various techniques are available, such as PKR, LASIK or LASEK.
When is it carried out?
In cases where patients suffering from hyperopia do not wish to wear glasses or corrective lenses.
Prior examination
A comprehensive eye examination and a visual acuity test are necessary.
Surgery
Laser eye surgery has several advantages: most notably, there is no risk of infection from the laser beam, and the laser surgery can be performed in the doctor’s surgery without the need for hospitalisation. The surgeon can perform the procedure with great precision and control.
Precautions
It is important for patients to go to the clinic accompanied by another person, because, after laser surgery, vision is impaired. Patients also need to spend the remainder of the day resting their eyes in a dark room and applying the topical medication recommended by the ophthalmologist.
Risks
There are no significant risks. After surgery, patients, in some cases, may experience dry eye, caused when the eye has difficulty lubricating itself.
