ULTRALASIK surgery is a 100% laser surgery that corrects myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. It is the combination of a cut made with a latest generation laser and a personalized laser treatment.
If you are between 18 and 39 years old, your lens still has its ability to focus. The quality of your vision depends on the shape of your eye. If the curvature of your eye is imperfect and/or if your eye is too long/too short, this results in a defocusing of the image which must be compensated by an optical correction. The ULTRALASIK surgery corrects the imperfections in the shape of your eye with micrometer accuracy by removing thin layers of cells on the surface of the cornea. The ULTRALASIK surgery is intended for young people over 18, who have a lens in the prime of life and for whom eyesight has been stable for at least a year.
If your eyewear prescription, for either glasses or contact lenses, has changed by more than 0.75 dioptre during the last year, you should wait for your eyes to stabilize before proceeding with surgery. Laser surgery does not put a stop to the natural evolution of your vision.
ULTRALASIK surgery is the most common laser treatment for which the recovery period is the shortest. A flap is created and lifted from the surface of the eye and the laser is applied to the underlying layer of the cornea.
Although it is rare to have a second treatment following LASIK surgery, our team of optometrists will check and advise you if it is possible for you to have a touch-up if necessary. Once in your mid-forties, presbyopia will gradually set in and other permanent correction alternatives may be available to you to correct presbyopia, such as: intraocular lenses.
PRK surgery is a laser surface ablation which can be an alternative when ULTRALASIK surgery is contraindicated. This technique may be preferable depending on the thickness of your cornea and the risks associated to your job or your favorite activities. Our team will make it their duty to inform you about this correction option if you meet the selection criteria.
Both procedures are available at the IRIS Ophthalmology Clinic. Your ophthalmologist and optometrist will tell you about the various alternatives. The surgeon will guide you to the procedure best suited to your needs.
Correction by corneal laser surgery.
How does it work?
The stages of laser surgery.
Ten-minute surgery for both eyes!
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