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At S M Eye Institute, we do thorough detailed evauation of patient before undertaking lasik surgery. Howerver no procedure is 100% safe and lasik is one of the safest procedures with low complication rate.
No surgical procedure is 100 % effective. Lasik has one of the highest success & satisfaction rates amongst elective procedures.
Ideally the refractive error needs to be stabilised to undergo lasik surgery. It could be slightly different but anytime after 18-20 years is agreed upon by many surgeons worldover.
It can be done but after 40 there is generally near number addition comes. So benefits of lasik done at young age for distance and near may not be there after 40 years of age.
Patients with autoimmune disorders, severe dry eye, patients on steroid, retinoic acid and patients who are pregant or lactating.
Femtolasik which is popularly known as bladeless lasik has advantages over microkeratome lasik.
It gives better flap healing and lesser complications. It is also more precise.
It is a computer-guided topographic mapping technique to map the microscopic contour of the cornea.
This procedure treats irregularities of curvature of the cornea & optics .
It is also known as topography-guided lasik.
Yes. It uses femtolaser to create a flap and excimer laser to reshape the cornea. It also uses special softwear for the treatment.
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