laser eye surgery

[don_olo]

guys i have a serious problem ,
my eyes are very complicated , i have miopi , hypermetrope and astigmaci and people are telling me that if u have astigmacy the operation can't be done and u have to wear glases for the rest of u'r life .
i have 3 3 interne and externe
can anybody help me ?

[>Watani<]

Originally Posted by don_olo

guys i have a serious problem ,
my eyes are very complicated , i have miopi , hypermetrope and astigmaci and people are telling me that if u have astigmacy the operation can't be done and u have to wear glases for the rest of u'r life .
i have 3 3 interne and externe
can anybody help me ?

I had myope + astigmat, I did the Laser Operation. as for hypermetrope, I don't know exactly, you have to check your doctor, do you have a doctor?
you shouldn't listen to what people said or told you!

[BOILER]

The effect of Lasek might disappear after 10 years, but it's safer to the eye.

[King Rami]

Originally Posted by >Watani<

I had myope + astigmat, I did the Laser Operation. as for hypermetrope, I don't know exactly, you have to check your doctor, do you have a doctor?
you shouldn't listen to what people said or told you!

that was my case too, myouppiiii + astigmatism

it works or not depending on something called: Chabaket el 3ein, i really don't know what it is, but mine was perfectly working

don_olo: go to any doctor and ask him, he'll tell you everything...


I HAVE A QUESTION THAT NO ONE CAN ANSWER:
the day i had the operation, i saw about 5 ophthalmologists and none of them wasn't wearing his eye glasses , why?

[Comrade Bassam]

WARNING!!!

My sister did it 3 years ago and she still suffers till now. She had to replace her two corneas and she was very lucky to find two donors to replace her corneas that were severely damaged because of the LASIK operation.

If you want to do it, make sure to ask for a "topography" for your cornea, and make sure to visit a "cornea surgeon" (there are only 4 in Lebanon!) to make sure your eyes can be operated without having your corneas damaged!

I'm ready to answer if anyone has any questions (but notify me in private in case I didn't check this thread frequently later).

[>Watani<]

Originally Posted by Comrade Bassam

WARNING!!!

My sister did it 3 years ago and she still suffers till now. She had to replace her two corneas and she was very lucky to find two donors to replace her corneas that were severely damaged because of the LASIK operation.

If you want to do it, make sure to ask for a "topography" for your cornea, and make sure to visit a "cornea surgeon" (there are only 4 in Lebanon!) to make sure your eyes can be operated without having your corneas damaged!

I'm ready to answer if anyone has any questions (but notify me in private in case I didn't check this thread frequently later).

To know if the eyes need Lazik or Laser, we have to do the topography
make sure that you went to a Doctor not to a Hakim

[Comrade Bassam]

Originally Posted by >Watani<

To know if the eyes need Lazik or Laser, we have to do the topography
make sure that you went to a Doctor not to a Hakim

Sorry didn't understand your point. Can you clarify please?

[>Watani<]

Originally Posted by Comrade Bassam

Sorry didn't understand your point. Can you clarify please?

the topography is an urgent need that doctors do it before the operation. They will notify the patient about his eyes situation. We are talking about laser machine who burn everything arround. It's not a game for sure.
btw, Laser and Lazik Operation are done with the same machine, but the operation differs.
Laser is for an eye "Bombé" & 3 to 4 mm "epaisseur", Operation done by opening all the pupil.
Lazik is for an eye "mince" & 5 to 6 mm "epaisseur", Operation done by opening 2 mmm of the pupil.

[Why?]

Eyes my speciality , I would have answered sooner but i have exams!

Laser surgery when its elective (meaning choice of the patient) is usually to correct their vision. It corrects for Myopia, Hypermetropia and some astigmatism.

Before you can have laser surgery you need to know wether or not you’re a candidate for it. This usually has to do with whether or not your cornea is thick enough. That’s where corneal topography comes into it, your cornea is mapped using a technique known as Pachymetry to look at your corneal thickness. The reason for this is because the laser reshapes your cornea and also surgeons need enough residual cornea in case re-treatment needs to occur.


There are 2 different lasers used:


LASIK and Intralase:

is one of the most popular and successful . LASIK is the most commonly used surgical procedure for correcting short-sightedness (myopia), long-sightedness (hypermetropia), and astigmatism.

With the IntraLase method, pulses of laser light create your corneal flap(instead of a blade), which is then lifted so that the next step of LASIK – the re-shaping of your cornea – can be performed.

LASEK and PRK :
generally used to treat the same conditions as for LASIK, but in corneas which are abnormally shaped, have a fragile surface or are considered too thin for safe LASIK.

In LASEK , cells are gently removed from the surface of the eye before the laser is applied, the Excimer Laser is applied directly onto the cornea after removal of surface eye cells. The cells are returned at the completion of the procedure

A contact lens is then placed over the eye to protect it over the course of several days and assist healing.

Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) is a similar procedure to LASEK, however, cells are not returned to the surface of the eye after the laser is applied.


The results of both LASIK and LASEK are generally the same, except with LASEK there is no cutting of the corneal flap however vision takes longer to return to optimal standards and patient may suffer some discomfort.

[Why?]

Originally Posted by don_olo

guys i have a serious problem ,
my eyes are very complicated , i have miopi , hypermetrope and astigmaci and people are telling me that if u have astigmacy the operation can't be done and u have to wear glases for the rest of u'r life .
i have 3 3 interne and externe
can anybody help me ?

don_olo astigmatism and a refractive error (eg: myopia) always come togther. What i didnt understand is how you can be both myopic and hypermetropic? These two are totally different vision problems one is for near vision the other for distance. Unless you have a different problem in each eye

Originally Posted by BOILER

The effect of Lasek might disappear after 10 years, but it's safer to the eye.

The effects of the procedures are usually temporary for the life of the patient. If you can show me where you got that information from because i cant find it in my texts!

Originally Posted by Comrade Bassam

WARNING!!!

My sister did it 3 years ago and she still suffers till now. She had to replace her two corneas and she was very lucky to find two donors to replace her corneas that were severely damaged because of the LASIK operation.

If you want to do it, make sure to ask for a "topography" for your cornea, and make sure to visit a "cornea surgeon" (there are only 4 in Lebanon!) to make sure your eyes can be operated without having your corneas damaged!

I'm ready to answer if anyone has any questions (but notify me in private in case I didn't check this thread frequently later).

The Ophthalmologist shouldnt operate on the eye without having mapped the cornea first! I think your sister needs to sue!