​Things To Know About LASIK, ASLA, ICL and Lens Exchange

Laser eye surgery is an alternative to wearing glasses. However, there are also some other procedures which involve laser as well as non- laser to minimize the usage of glasses.

Photo Refractive Keratectomy (PRK) is usually done for patients having thin cornea. It is also known as ASLA or Advanced Surface Laser and is done for people where LASIK and SMILE are not a good option. One of the main disadvantages of this treatment is that it will take weeks instead of days.

LASIK is another type of surgery which involves laser. It is an acronym for Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is one of the most popular laser surgeries for vision correction and is available worldwide.

SMILE is also known as Small Incision Lenticule Extraction and it involves tissue separation from cornea by making a keyhole incision. This is one of the recent vision correction procedures and has gained popularity. The accuracy level is higher compared to LASIK because of the minimal effect on corneal nerve supply. The problem of dry eyes is also less likely to occur.

Replacement of lens:

The chances of reading after ageing over 50 is affected because of the ageing of natural crystalline lens present in the eyes. This can be easily overcome with the help of intraocular lens. This procedure is done same as cataract surgery. This procedure involves replacing the defective natural lens with artificial lens. Multifocal lens are also available for distance and near vision.

PHAKIC IOL is another type of surgery which is done to patients having power more than 9 dioptres of short sightedness. During this procedure a special kind of lens known as Phakic intraocular Lens is used. This is place behind the cornea and before crystalline lens.

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