Learn 6 Types of Laser Eye Surgery

Cataract Refractive Surgery

If you have a cataract, your eyesight will continue to decrease as the lens hardens, yellows, becomes clouded. The lens must be removed and replaced with an artificial lens implant to restore eyesight. Recent advances in lens technology make it possible to eradicate not only a cataract, but also a patient’s reliance on glasses and bifocals. The clouded lens is replaced with an intraocular lens designed to correct common visual disorders such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, and presbyopia during Refractive Cataract Surgery.

 

Surface Ablation at its Finest (ASA)

Advanced Surface Ablation, often known as PRK, corrects vision by reshaping the cornea. As a result, it is comparable to SBK Advanced LASIK, with the main distinction being that your surgeon will not construct a corneal flap. Instead, the surgeon will remove the outer skin of your cornea before applying the laser straight to it. As a result, whether you have limited corneal thickness, scarring from contacts, previous eye surgeries, or certain vocational or recreational needs, this form of laser eye surgery can be a wonderful LASIK option.

Vision Correction using SMILE

The SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) method is a minimally invasive surgery for correcting nearsightedness and astigmatism. The femtosecond laser is used to create a thin contact-like layer and a small aperture inside the cornea. The lenticule is subsequently removed by the surgeon, which alters the shape of the cornea and achieves the necessary refractive correction.

IOLs for Phakic

Phakic Intraocular Lenses are intended for patients who are not LASIK candidates due to excessive nearsightedness. Microscopic lenses are implanted behind the iris and in front of the native lens during the Phakic IOL technique. In this position, the implanted lens functions to properly focus light into the retina, resulting in clear distance vision and reducing or eliminating your reliance on thick glasses or contacts.