EYES
LASIK EYE LASER SURGERY
Cataract
LASIK method
stay
3 - 5 days
0 nights in the hospital
duration of the operation
30 minutes
anesthesia
local anesthesia
recovery
about 2 - 4 weeks
up to full visual acuity
LASIK stands for “laser in situ keratomileusis.”
The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. The laser application itself takes only a few seconds.
Before LASIK treatment, numbing eye drops are administered to ensure painless surgery. Once the drops take effect, a small flap is created on the surface of the cornea. This is done using a microkeratome, a type of precision mechanical scalpel.
The prepared corneal flap is then opened to expose the underlying corneal layer.
Now the actual laser treatment begins.
The laser beam models and shapes the corneal tissue at the micrometer level, giving the cornea the correct curvature and correcting the refractive error. The flap is then returned to its original position like a patch. The LASIK treatment is complete, and you can go home after receiving further information over the next few days.
Are you nearsighted, farsighted or do you suffer from astigmatism?
Medicterrean offers two laser eye surgery methods to correct these visual impairments:
The LASIK and the PRK/Lasek method.
The goal is for you to see clearly after laser eye surgery.
You will discuss which of the two methods - LASIK surgery or PRK/Lasek - is suitable for you with your treating specialist in refractive surgery during the preliminary examination.
He will also be happy to answer your questions about eyes and laser eye surgery and provide information about the risks.
Even if it turns out that laser eye surgery isn't suitable for you—for example, due to presbyopia—they'll inform you about lens surgery. Multifocal lenses and phakic intraocular lenses are other excellent options for correcting refractive errors and are considered alternatives to laser eye surgery. Laser eye surgery (regardless of the treatment method) is always performed on an outpatient basis, is virtually painless thanks to numbing eye drops, and the laser procedure itself takes only a few seconds.
GRAY STAR (CATARACT)
stay
5 - 7 days
0 nights in the hospital
duration of the operation
12 hours
anesthesia
general anesthetic
recovery
approximately 2 weeks
Modern medicine now makes it possible to treat cataracts by implanting artificial lenses that replace the clouded natural lens.
The cataract is thus removed.
However, there are different types of lenses:
One is the monofocal lens. This lens has only one focal point. This ensures smooth vision either near or far. However, the affected person may not be completely free of glasses.
On the other hand, there are now modern premium lenses: multifocal lenses.
They make it possible to eliminate cataracts and enable the patient to live without glasses. Thanks to multiple focal points, this type of artificial lens provides vision at all distances—near, intermediate, and far.
The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and takes approximately 10 minutes per eye. Anesthesia is not necessary. Instead, numbing eye drops are used, making the treatment painless. The group of companies has already performed several hundred thousand lens treatments. Therefore, our experts are highly experienced in this field of refractive surgery, and patients are in good hands with our ophthalmologists when undergoing cataract treatment.
How long will you be unable to work after cataract surgery?
Normally, you can return to your normal routine the day after treatment. However, we recommend our patients take a few days off to allow their bodies to adjust to the new, significantly improved visual impression.
