What are the steps involved in surgery?
You will first have to make an appointment for the assessment of eligibility, where our specialists will perform the necessary examinations. After all relevant factors are taken into account, we provide you with a decision as to whether we recommend laser eye surgery for you or not. If yes, we can set up an appointment for the surgery.
For PRK treatments, the surgery consists of the following steps:
- For the sake of safety, we repeat the key part of the eligibility assessment.
- We administer eye drops to numb your eyes and a tranquillizer is also available if necessary.
- The ophthalmologist places a gentle eye speculum on your eye so you won’t have to worry about blinking during the procedure.
- This is followed by the removal of the surface cornea cells by the ophthalmologist using a device specifically developed for this purpose.
- Subsequently, the laser surgery of the corneal tissue takes place, which lasts only a couple of seconds per eye, depending on the dioptre.
- After surgery, you need to wear the 100%-UV-filter sunglasses that you bring with you to the clinic, and you need to apply the eye drops we provide for you – these will support the healing of your eyes.
- You spend approximately two hours at the clinic, but the treatment itself does not last longer than 8 to 10 minutes.
- You will experience vision improvement immediately after the laser eye-correction surgery; you will not have to wear glasses any more, but you still need a couple of days to achieve stable visual acuity.
For Femto-LASIK treatments, the surgery consists of the following steps:
- For the sake of safety, we repeat the key part of the eligibility assessment.
- We administer eye drops to numb your eyes and a tranquillizer is also available if necessary.
- The ophthalmologist places a gentle eye speculum on your eye so you won’t have to worry about blinking during the procedure.
- Afterwards, the ophthalmologist uses the laser to make an incision in the corneal surface and performs eye corrective surgery similar to the PRK treatment.
- No pain or significant discomfort should be expected during treatment.
