Femto-LASIK treatment is an advanced technology laser surgery that is used to correct your refractive errors. If you are an individual suffering from nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism, Femto-LASIK is the best solution for you to go back to clear vision and to get rid of the hassle of wearing glasses and contact lenses.
Femto-LASIK treatment is consisting of two simple steps. During the first step, a small corneal flap is created using LDV femtosecond laser and secondly, the shape of the cornea is reshaped using an excimer laser. Once the cornea is reshaped to the vision correction the flip is placed back in its place.
It will take only 10 minutes to perform the surgery per eye and the recovery period is also limited to a few hours. However, before performing this surgery, few facts need to be considered to see whether you are an ideal candidate to undergo this treatment.
Candidate Requirements For Femto-LASIK
- Age
The candidate must be above 18 years to undergo a Femto-LASIK Treatment. The main reason behind this is the chances of changing vision in early adulthood. Even though there is no upper age limit to perform this treatment people in the age range of 45-55 years should be cautious as they may get the effects of presbyopia due to aging and may require optional treatments or surgeries. Similarly, candidates above 60 should check for cataracts and other complexions before settling to Femto-LASIK treatment.
- Your eye power and stability
To get yourself a Femto-LASIK treatment, your eye power must be within the range of -12D and +6D (diopters). Those who are with higher refractive errors will need the removal of a larger amount of corneal tissues which can result in vision complications. Along with this range, your refractive error must have been in stable condition at least for about a year without any drastic changes to go ahead with the surgery.
- Healthy eyes
Candidates should not have any eye infections or injuries before the treatment as it can affect the way of responding to the surgery and healing procedure. If you are suffering from eye diseases like dry eye syndrome, conjunctivitis (pink eye), amblyopia (lazy eye), cataracts, strabismus, glaucoma, keratoconus, corneal diseases, or optic nerve diseases you must inform your ophthalmologists as it may refrain you from the treatment.
- Corneal thickness
The thickness of your cornea plays a major role as it gets involved in the surgery. Performing Femto-LASIK treatment on a cornea which is too thin might result in vision impairment. Therefore generally candidates are required to have a corneal thickness of 0.5mm to undergo Femto-LASIK Treatment. This cannot be diagnosed without testing. Therefore your eye specialist will help you with an eye test in this.
- Pupils must not be too large
If the pupil of your eye is too large there is a risk of facing certain side effects after the Femto-LASIK treatment. These side effects include getting glares, starbursts, and halos in low light. This will disrupt your involvement in certain activities such as driving at night. However, your ophthalmologists will do the proper examination and make you aware of the possible side effects if you have this eye condition.
- Overall good health
Femto-LASIK candidates must be in overall good health, physically and mentally. If you are suffering from diseases like uncontrolled diabetes, Arthritis, autoimmune, or collagen vascular disease there is a greater risk of an unsatisfactory outcome. Therefore it is very important to inform your ophthalmologists if you have any of these conditions and if you are taking any medication that can affect your immune response.
Apart from the above-mentioned factors if you are pregnant or nursing, you must not undergo the Femto-LASIK treatment. Also, if you are wearing contact lenses instead of glasses you are required to stop wearing them before several weeks to the surgery. Your eye specialist will determine this duration after the diagnosis.
If you can pass through these general guidelines then you are an almost eligible candidate to get yourself a Femto-LASIK treatment. However, your ophthalmologist will go through a series of tests and examinations before the surgery ensuring you fit in perfectly to get this treatment.
You can consult our ophthalmologists and eye specialists at Spanish Eye Clinic in Dubai to get yourself tested for this advanced Femto-LASIK treatment and to correct your vision making yourself a brand new person with no vision errors.
