The Number of Eye Surgeries Performed With Laser

Eye laser treatment is a general name that is given to the number of surgeries that are performed on eye with laser. Lasik surgery, PRK, LASEK and EPI LASIK is some of the surgeries that are done with laser. The aim of all these surgeries is to correct the refractive errors.   The laser which is used in these surgeries is called ‘excimer ‘. The procedures of the laser surgery, the duration of the recovery time and use of some surgical instruments may differ from surgery to surgery.   All the surgeries are not suitable for all patients.  One particular surgery may be more effective to a patient than others. It is the doctor who is the best person to decide, which particular surgery can be performed on a patient.  The decision to select a particular surgery will depend on the best result, which can come from the surgery.

Lasik is the common eye surgery. In this surgery a flap is made in the cornea by laser or a blade. After reshaping the cornea flab is put back to the same place. The use of laser to create flab is considered more precise and accurate with fewer chances of complications. The cost of this surgery with laser may be more than the cost of surgery without laser use.

In Photorefractive Keratectomy, PPK, surgery, which is the other common surgery for eye treatment, flab is not created. It involves the removal of the portion of the surface of cornea .And then use of laser to reshape the cornea. This surgery is preferred by some patients simply because they do not want corneal flab. Some patients with thin corneas are considered best suited by PPK surgery than Lasik surgery. The recovery period is also longer in this surgery as compare to Lasik.

In lasek surgery Laser Eye Surgery in Delhi alcohol is applied to the corneal epithelium to loosen the outmost corneal cells. Then they are moved away for laser treatment.  There is no need to remove them for this surgery. After using laser to reshape the cornea, the sheet of epithelium cells is replaced and contact lens is put to let it heal.  This surgery is can be given to patients of thin cornea

In epi –Lasik surgery the flab is created but it is thinner and made of epithelial tissue.  After creating the flab, a surgeon, moves it aside for using laser to reshape the stroma. The movement of the flab is very small, just enough for the use of laser. The flab is then replaced and covered with contact lens bandages to heal.  Some doctors believe that this surgery is better option because the alcohol is not used and flab exists only in epithelium layer.

Major eye treatment centers in Delhi Eye Treatment Delhi India are equipped with all facilities for surgeries. However the consultation with the best eye surgeon should decide the course of treatment and use of particular surgery.