Lasek Surgery

Before the surgery starts the surgeon will apply anesthetic eye drops to eliminate any pain and a clip will be used to keep the eyelid open. In LASEK the epithelium or outer layer or the cornea is removed using finer blade trephine. The surgeon will cover the eye with an alcohol solution for around 30 seconds. The solution will loosen the edges of the epithelium. After the alcohol solution being removed from the eye the surgeon will lift the edge of the epithelial flap and fold it back which is similar to LASIK and then the surgeon will use an excimer laser to reshape the corneal tissue underneath. Then the epithelial flap will be placed back on the eye. A bandage contact lens will be put on the eye to allow the flap edges to heal. The patient will need to use eye drops a few weeks after the LASEK treatment to increase healing rate.

• Both male and female patients who are at good health condition
• Patients who are healthy both mentally and physically
• Patients over the age of 18
• Patients who are nearsighted (myopia) – the eyeball is slightly longer than normal or when the cornea curves sharply. The light rays focus in front of the retina and blur distant vision. Objects that are closer can be seen clearly but those that are away can’t be seen.
• Patients who are farsighted (hyperopia) – eyeball is shorter than average or the cornea is too flat that light focuses behind the retina instead of focusing on it. This makes the near vision and sometimes the distant vision blurry.
• Patients who suffer from astigmatism – the cornea curves or flattens unevenly. Astigmatism disrupts focus of near and distant vision.

• Tests to measure the corneal thickness, refraction, corneal mapping, eye pressure and pupil dilation will be done before the surgery
• Rigid gas permeable contact lenses should not be worn for three weeks before surgery
• Other types of contact lenses must not be worn for at least three days prior to the surgery
• Makeup and hair accessories must not be worn

• Patients may wear a special contact lens (bandage lens) that acts like a bandage for up to 4 – 7 days after surgery
• Irritation can occur in the eye for the first day or two
• Patients must take prescribed medication such as drops, correctly and on time
• Patients will not be able to drive from 7 – 14 days after the surgery

Just like every surgery there is a possibility of complications to occur such as

• Temporary reduced vision
• Dry eyes
• Cloudy vision
• Allergy to anesthesia
• Eye infection

Anesthetic drops – drops given to numb to eye so the patient does not feel any discomfort during the surgery and being awake

Epithelium – cells that help protect or enclose organs

Cornea – transparent part of the eye covering the iris and pupil

Trephine – instrument used to remove a disk of bone

The LASEK Eye Surgery will be performed. The surgery will be performed using a LASEK eye surgery is done with a Femtosecond Laser or Mechanical Device called Keratome, Excimer Laser, incorporating Wavefront Correction, to reshape the cornea. The surgery will take around 15 minutes to perform per eye. The surgery will be done using local anesthesia and once the surgery ends and the patient is feeling good, they can return to their settlement with someone accompanying.

Patients will attend a post surgery check up and consultation. If they are approved to be in a good, healthy condition and the surgery results were all successful; the patients are advised with post treatment care requirements and are ready to go back to their normal routine.

The patient must take care of the eye and use any medication prescribed correctly and on time.

The patient will attend a post surgery check up and consultation that the bandage contact lens will be removed.

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The surgeon will apply anesthetic eye drops to eliminate any pain and a clip will be used to keep the eyelid open. In LASEK, the epithelium or outer layer or the cornea is removed using finer blade trephine. The surgeon will cover the eye with an alcohol solution for around 30 seconds. The solution will loosen the edges of the epithelium. After the alcohol solution being removed from the eye the surgeon will lift the edge of the epithelial flap and fold it back in similar to LASIK. Then the surgeon will use an excimer laser to reshape the corneal tissue underneath. Finally, the epithelial flap will be placed back on the eye and a bandage contact lens will be put into the eye to allow the flap edges to heal.

LASEK eye surgery is suitable for patients who are

• Both male and female patients who are at good health condition
• Healthy both mentally and physically
• Over the age of 18

LASEK eye surgery takes about 15 minutes to perform per eye.

Patients are able to return to work once the bandage lens is removed from the eye.

The surgery is done on an outpatient basis so the patient is sent home a few hours after the surgery.

The recommended stay in Turkey for LASEK Eye surgery is 6-7 days including consultation before the surgery and after the surgery.

Just like every surgery there is a possibility of complications to occur such as

• Temporary reduced vision
• Dry eyes
• Cloudy vision
• Allergy to anesthesia
• Eye infection