These terminologies can be confusing and which to choose for you can even be more so…
All fall under the umbrella of “Bladefree” Laser Vision Correction – the premise is the same – to improve vision by reshaping the cornea through the use of laser in order to reduce dependency or in some cases altogether remove the need for glasses or contact lenses.
At Hunter Street Eye Specialists, we understand that its not a one size fits all and hence tailor each treatment to individual needs.
Practising in Sydney Parramatta for more than 15 years, Dr Peter Sumich and Dr Ridia Lim are specialists in Cataract, Glaucoma and Laser Vision Correction.
The successful outcome of our Cataract procedures at Hunter Street Eye Specialists are achievable through the wealth of experience and latest technology in the hands of our eye surgeons.
Laser vision correction has been around for more than two decades and Bladeless LASIK is still the gold standard. So reliable and safe is the procedure, that even NASA allows service personnel to have the procedure.
Whether its Laser Vision Correction, Cataract Surgery, other Refractive or Eye Surgery, choosing your surgeon can be a overwhelming task. Choosing who to have your procedure with and trust with your vision is of utmost importance in the road to having eye surgery.
Of all things to consider – Experience is the key.
Technology requires skilled hands to use it safely and to achieve optimal results.
Regardless of procedure, by choosing an experienced surgeon who utilises the latest state of the art technology, increases a favourable and successful outcome.
Blended Vision or Monovision is a term coined for those whose non-dominant eye is intentionally made slightly shortsighted to reduce or sometimes remove the need for visual hardware for near tasks such as reading, sewing and computer work. Though it can be achieved with contact lenses many opt to have a more permanent solution in reducing the reliance on reading glasses and so choose to have blended vision either with laser eye surgery or lens replacement procedures.
Blended vision offers a good solution for those who want to be able to perform both distance and near tasks free from visual hardware.
With improvements in technology both in surgical techniques and Intraocular Lenses, refractive lens procedures have become more commonly performed not just purely to treat Cataract, but also to reduce dependence and often remove the need for visual hardware. In fact more candidates who do not have cataracts and not suitable for Laser Vision Treatment, are choosing to have clear refractive lens exchange in order to reduce or remove the need for glasses or contact lenses.
LASIK has been around nearly 30 years and is still the preferred treatment type when it comes to laser vision correction – even with the newcomer SMILE and the old but reliable PRK and everything else in between like Epilasik and Lasek.
Surgeons and patients still prefer iLASIK for its accuracy, reliability, predictability and stability of results.
Presbyopia is the gradual loss of the ability to focus for near tasks starting for most from the age of 40 and resulting in the need to rely on reading glasses. Near tasks such as reading, knitting, sewing, using the computer, mobile phone, shopping and even reading a menu becomes difficult without spectacles.
For those who find reading glasses onerous, removing the need for reading glasses via Laser Vision Correction or Clear lens extraction is a definite possibility.
With an increasing ageing population, more active lifestyle and increased longevity more and more people are opting have treatment sooner rather than later, to improve quality of life through better vision.
Patients now more than ever have more options at their disposal and Surgeons better equipped at delivering better refractive outcomes through different types of Intraocular Lens Implants (IOL’s), laser cataract, small and micro-incisional surgical techniques.
Femtosecond laser is now also used to perform some cataract procedures, however, data shows the results are no better with Laser Cataract Surgery as compared to non Laser Cataract Surgery if performed by an experienced Surgeon. Laser cataract is performed similar to small or micro-incision cataract surgery, the only difference is that a laser is used to make the incisions – the remainder of the procedure is the same
A cataract is a clouding of the crystalline lens that causes gradual loss of vision and cause additional symptoms such as colours appearing “washed out”, glare and halos, poor night vision and at times double vision.
Left untreated, a cataract can eventually worsen at a pace that is different from person to person, eventually causing blindness. On the upside this type of blindness is temporary and once Cataract surgery is performed if the eye is otherwise healthy, full visual recovery is achievable.