Who Cannot Have Myopia Treatment With Laser?

Those with thin corneas,

Those with keratoconus disease,

Those with cataracts,

Those who have eye damage due to Diabetes.

Myopia Intraocular Lens (PHAKIC LENS):

We apply an advanced technology intraocular lens to eyes whose structure cannot be treated with laser. These lenses are produced to be placed between the iris, which is the colored part of the eye, and the natural lens. Once placed, they work in conjunction with the eye’s normal focusing system to provide good vision.

CATARACT

A cataract is the loss of transparency of the lens in our eyes. The most important reason is aging. Besides, cataracts can also develop due to inflammation in the eye (uveitis), trauma, and cortisone use. If a cataract causes a decrease in vision that affects the social and business life of the patient, surgery is required.

Cataract surgery is extremely comfortable, can be performed under local anesthesia, and takes about 15 minutes. With the phacoemulsification method we use, the eye is entered through a hole of approximately 2 mm, and the lens is cleaned by dividing it into small pieces.

The patient returns to his normal life within three days after the procedure. However, there is a three-week follow-up period after the procedure.

After cataract surgery, a new lens should be placed in the eye to allow the patient to see. There are different alternatives in this regard. By placing a single focus lens on the patient, a clear vision can be achieved. In this case, the patient will need reading glasses to see near distance.

The other alternative is multifocal intraocular lenses. These lenses offer the patient a life without glasses by providing sufficient vision at a distance and near distance. Multifocal intraocular lens implantation should be performed in both eyes.

EYE PRESSURE (GLAUCOMA)

When the person’s eye pressure is high (over 19-20 mmHg), glaucoma is suspected and some tests are requested. The purpose of these examinations is to understand whether eye pressure causes any damage to the eye. If there is no damage, the diagnosis is Ocular Hypertension. In this case, it is necessary to initiate an appropriate treatment to reduce eye pressure. Glaucoma is diagnosed in case of disease-specific damage to the eye.

This disease begins to be seen commonly in people in their forties. Over the age of 40, 2 out of 100 people have this disease. If this disease is not diagnosed and treated, serious vision loss begins to occur within a period of 10 years.

The most important characteristic of PRIMARY OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA, or better known as EYE PRESSURE, is that it harms the eye insidiously without causing any complaints. It is not possible to understand when it started and what damage it caused in the early period. It can only be diagnosed with regular eye examinations.

Apart from high eye pressure and age, the most important risk factor of the disease is genetic predisposition. Those who have first degree relatives with Eye Pressure disease are at 10-15 times higher risk. Apart from this, myopia, thin cornea, systemic vascular diseases, low blood pressure, migraine can be counted among important risk factors.

The upper normal limit of eye pressure is around 19-20 mmHg. Age-related blockages occur in the outflow paths of intraocular fluid and pressure increases. This situation begins to damage the optic nerve, which provides communication between the eye and the visual center in the brain. The damage progresses slowly and insidiously, and if action is not taken, the result can lead to blindness.

The important thing is to detect the presence of the disease. Therefore, everyone should have a regular eye examination at least once a year from the age of 40.

CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION

The cornea is a transparent tissue located outmost of the eye. One of the basic conditions for good visual acuity is a healthy cornea. Infections, injuries, congenital or degenerative diseases, traumatic intraocular surgical procedures disrupt the corneal transparency and negatively affect vision. In these patients, corneas obtained from eye banks are replaced with diseased tissue, this intervention is called cornea transplantation 

FARSIGHTEDNESS PROBLEM

Farsightedness problems begin in the vast majority of people between the ages of 40-45. In fact, this is a part of the aging process of the eye and its lens. For our eyes to focus near, a muscle in the eye must contract and the elastic lens of the eye must thicken and enable us to see the near field clearly. Like all organs in our body, our lens loses its elasticity due to age, which is why we start to not see well. Measures such as moving the object we are looking away at first and increasing the lighting while reading are useful, but after a while, it becomes almost impossible to see near.

The simplest solution to eliminate this situation is to use reading glasses. The most important thing when recommending glasses to a patient is timing and each patient should be individually evaluated according to their needs. Shortly after the glasses are started, the patient will never be able to see as near as they can with the naked eye again.

Reading glasses negatively affects the quality of life of the middle-aged patient group, especially those who have an active lifestyle.

There are two types of glasses for patients who have distant vision problems due to various eye disorders and who wear glasses. Distance and reading glasses can be separately or progressive glasses that combine distance and near correction in single glasses can be used. This option can be preferred in patients who already wear glasses, as it eliminates the second glasses stress.

The second non-invasive solution other than glasses is contact lenses. Very successful results can be obtained with multifocal contact lenses of different designs and the patient can live a life independent of glasses. The most important point here is to comply with the contact lens usage rules.

Another method for solving farsightedness problems is Excimer laser procedures. Although the method called Supracore gives promising results, what our patients need to know is that there is no FDA-approved laser technique for farsightedness correction yet.

The most recent innovation in the solution of a farsightedness problem is multifocal intraocular lenses. The intraocular lens industry has created a new application area for us by introducing 3-focus lenses. Patients who already have cataracts and require surgery can either become farsighted with a single-focal lens and use glasses for near, or they can be able to see far-intermediate distance and near without glasses with these new technology lenses.