Department of LASIK
&
Refractive Surgery
Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre
Normal vision
Light Rays focused onto the retina for perfect image
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Why do we require
glasses / contact
lenses ?
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Myopia: Short-sightedness
Light rays focused in front of the retina
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Hypermetropia: Long-sightedness
Light rays focused behind the retina
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Astigmatism--cylinder
2 foci—at different distances from retina
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Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Enjoy
the freedom
of
laser vision correction
By LASIK
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
What
is
LASIK?
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
L ASER
AS SISTED
I N-SITU
K ERATOMILEUSIS
Keratomileusis— changes in corneal shape / curvature
(Thus change in focusing power)
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
LASIK
Procedure to reduce the spectacle number
by using extremely precise LASER
( Called “ Excimer Laser” )
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PRECISION
THE LASER CAN REMOVE
IN 12
39 MILLIONTHS
OF AN INCH OF TISSUE
BILLIONTH OF A SECOND
SCULPTING / ABLATION OF HUMAN HAIR
WITH EXCIMER LASER
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre
Introduces the Latest
In Laser Vision Correction
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
We are proud to have
One Of The Finest Excimer Laser Technologies
comprising of
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1. Mel 80 Excimer Laser
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2. Wavefront Analyser (Custom Lasik)
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3. Atlas Topography Analyser
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4. Iris Recognition capability
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Different Lasik options
Conventional Lasik
Often creates night vision difficulties
like glare & haloes
Aberration Smart Lasik
Minimizes Night Vision difficulties
experienced by Conventional LASIK
Wavefront guided
customized lasik
Minimizes the shape change and
customizes the treatment for
individual eyes. Eliminates lower
order aberrations like sphere,
cylindrical and higher order
aberrations. Excellent vision at night
and for some patients improves their
vision to better than NORMAL vision.
LASIK - THE PROCEDURE
Corneal flap lifted
Corneal bed reshaped
with laser
Corneal flap put back
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
What Spectacle numbers can be corrected
Myopia upto
-10 D
(depending on corneal thickness)
Hyperopia upto
+5.0 D
Astigmatism upto
+/- 5.0 D
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
What is the duration of the procedure ?
6-8
Minutes Per Eye
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Is the procedure painful ?
Local anaesthetic in the form of eye drops
Are instilled into the eye which make the procedure
relatively painless
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Total hospital stay
One needs to stay for 1/2 to 1 hour ,
to be under observation and for patient
comfort only .
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When can you resume duties ?
Usually within 48 - 72 hours
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How much reduction in spectacles
number can one expect ?
Target : Almost No Spectacle Number
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Will the power of glasses Revert back ?
Chances of regression (recurrence) are very low by this procedure
Retreatment if required is possible
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Both eyes or one eye in the
Same sitting ?
Generally both eyes together
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HOW SAFE IS LASIK ?
It is a reasonably safe procedure.
Problems, if they occur, at all are minor and not visually significant
We have successfully treated thousands of eyes since last 12
years
It is a U.S FDA approved procedure.
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Why get your eyes
treated at
Bombay City Eye
Institute
&
Research Centre ?
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
Bombay City Eye Institute &
Research Centre
has always been at the forefront of cutting
edge technology and always offered to its
patients the
Best of eyecare that the world has to offer.
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery
We have been doing laser vision
correction since last nine years and have
successfully treated thousands of eyes
Dept Of LASIK & Refractive Surgery