LASIK for those who are suitable, is still the preferred and most reliable form of corneal refractive treatment and together with femtosecond laser and wavefront guided laser treatment, it is still the treatment of choice.
Compared with the need to purchase visual hardware over a lifetime, the one off upfront cost of Laser eye surgery is still more cost effective.
Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed procedures in Australia. With people living longer, more active lifestyles, an increasing number are opting to have treatment sooner rather than later.
No longer do people wait for cataracts to “ripen”. With increased safety and precision patients are not only able to see clearer, but are also relatively spectacle independent for most activities.
At Hunter Street Eye Specialists in Parramatta, Dr Ridia Lim and Dr Peter Sumich utilise the most advanced surgical techniques, state of the art equipment and use the latest Intraocular Lens Implants (IOL’s) to correct long-sightedness, short-sightedness and astigmatism.
Seeing clearer without the need for visual hardware whilst removing Cataracts is the now the norm.
Dr Peter Sumich is a Cataract and Refractive Surgeon from Parramatta, Sydney with a special interest in Laser Vision Correction and Cataract surgery.
He has performed over 7000 cataract and refractive surgery procedures and has over 25 years of surgical experience.
Practising at Hunter Street Eye Specialists in Parramatta, suitability is assessed in house, using the latest technology. We can advise each patient at the time of consultation as to which procedure, if any, would best suit their particular eye. With procedures tailored to each individual – whether its iLASIK, PRK, CLE/RLE, removing the need for visual hardware to see clearly, is attainable.
With over 25 years experience Dr Ridia Lim and Dr Peter Sumich consult at their practice Hunter Street Eye Specialists, based at a convenient location within the heart of Parramatta.
Specialising in Cataract, Glaucoma and Refractive Laser Vision Correction Dr Sumich and Dr Lim utilise advanced surgical techniques and uses the latest technology in order achieve the best possible results.
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.
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
“It’s too expensive” is a common misnomer when it comes to laser vision correction
The one off upfront costs of Laser eye surgery is far less than the incremental lifetime cost of paying for vision correcting hardware