The person has a bad sight in the distance and even more blurry at short distance.
This is the newest technique with which almost all refractive errors are corrected. Lasik is a combination of microsurgery and laser technology.
The excimer laser is directly applicated on the corneal surface. These causes a superficial lesion which is painful during 48 to
72 hours postoperatively. Hence, in most cases a protective contact lens is temporally applied. The eye sight stabilises during the following weeks or months.
Through this technique we treat refractive defects from 50 years of age on, of both myopia and hypermetropia combined with astigmatism, in which the accommodation has stopped acting.
Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with SMILE is the most recently developed type of laser eye surgery. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that can correct various vision impairments such as nearsightedness and astigmatism.