LASIK eye surgery treats the following vision problems:

Nearsightedness (myopia):

When your eyeball is slightly longer than normal or when the cornea curves too sharply, light rays focus in front of the retina and blur distant vision. You can see objects that are close more clearly, but not those that are far away.

Farsightedness (hypermetropia):

When you have a shorter than average eyeball or a cornea that is too flat, light focuses behind the retina instead of on it. This makes near vision and sometimes distant vision blurry.

Astigmatism:

When the cornea curves or flattens unevenly, the result is astigmatism, which disrupts focus of near and distant vision.

Above 18 years of age

Absence of any autoimmune disorder

Absence of eye infection

Absence of eye injuries

Not pregnant

Not nursing

Has stable vision for at least a year and a healthy cornea.

Has appropriate cornea thickness

The eye is numbed with drops and gently held open so the patient will not blink or move.

A little corneal flap is made in the outer layer of the eye, with a microkeratome blade (standard LASIK) or a laser beam. At Poona Eye care’s Nu Vision Laser Centre, we have the world’s fastest laser machine for Lasik.

A powerful and extremely precise excimer laser’s cool beam carefully reshapes the ‘stroma’ or center of the cornea within only a few minutes.

The corneal flap is lightly replaced and starts to heal immediately.

The eyes may feel dry and irritated that day as the healing process begins. We provide special drops to keep the eye moist and comfortable.

You are required to stop wearing contact lenses prior to the surgery.

You can take your regular medications after consulting your doctor.

No perfume, earrings or any make-up on the day of surgery.

Eat a light breakfast or lunch.

Wear loose comfortable clothing.

You must be accompanied by a responsible adult on the day of surgery.

Mild or moderate tearing from eyes

Foreign body sensation or irritation of eyes

Sensitivity to bright light

Hazy vision on the day of treatment

Dos:

• You should instill your eye drops according to your prescription.
• You should clean your eye lid margins from the day after your treatment with sterile tissues.
• You should blink your eyes gently and frequently on the day of treatment.
• You can watch T.V., read books, from the day after your treatment.
• You can work on computers from the third day of your treatment.
• Use sunglasses when you go out  for two weeks.
• You can follow your normal diet.

Don’ts:

• Do not expose your eyes to dust.
• Do not touch or rub your eyes.
• Do not take a head bath or splash water into the eye and face for two weeks.
• Do not keep your eyes open for long duration.
• Do not clean your eye on the day of the treatment.
• Do not swim for one month.
• Do not use eyeliner for one month.
• Avoid exercises for one week.
• Avoid self driving for one week.

Presbyond laser blended vision from Carl Zeiss is an advanced treatment for people who have age-related loss of accommodation (reading power)- ie. reading glasses which develop around or after the age of 40.

As we age the natural lens inside our eye loses its flexibility, resulting in loss of the ability for near focusing.  Primarily the treatment is for a condition called Presbyopia – the loss of the eye’s ability to alter its focus from distant to near objects.

Presbyond improves your vision for reading a book or driving a car, reducing or eliminating the need for glasses. The procedure is almost identical to LASIK; it is painless, although a feeling of pressure on the eyes may be noticed at times. Typically it takes 5 to 10 minutes for the entire procedure. After the procedure you will be taken to your room to rest and the surgeon will check your eyes before you can go home. Most patients will see clearly by the following day.

At Poona Eye Care, we advise a follow up checkup within the first 24-48 hours following the procedure to check on your progress. Your treating eye surgeon will conduct this check up. You will also have regular check ups for 6 months.

PRESBYOND Laser Blended Vision is effective for treating

• Myopia with presbyopia
• Hyperopia with presbyopia
• Astigmatism with presbyopia
• Emmetropic presbyopia

PRESBYOND Laser Blended Vision is the way of treating presbyopic patients that aim to achieve clear sight at all distances: near, intermediate and far.