LASIK at KMN EyeCare

In all the years that KMN EyeCare has performed LASIK, there has never been a complaint that the treatment is painful. Prior to surgery, you will be given topical anaesthetic in the form of eye drops. No injections are required, and you remain conscious throughout the procedure.

There are 8 tests you must undergo:

1. Visual acuity measurement (Refraction)
2. Intraocular pressure measurement
3. Corneal topography examination
4. Corneal thickness measurement
5. Specular microscopy examination (to assess the quantity and quality of corneal endothelial cells)
6. Tear production test
7. Retinal examination using OPTOS imaging
8. Laboratory tests

You will undergo a series of comprehensive examinations that take approximately 2–3 hours.

LASIK can treat refractive errors including near-sightedness up to -12 Dioptre, astigmatism +/- 6 Dioptre, farsightedness up to 8 Dioptre. However, whether or not you are a candidate for LASIK depends on your corneal thickness.

If all goes to plan, LASIK treatment at KMN EyeCare takes 20 minutes from the time you enter to when you leave the operating room.

You will be given a list of “Do’s” and “Don’ts” for the two weeks after undergoing LASIK. In principle, you should use your eyes as soon as possible so as to adapt to your new vision. However, you should not rub your eyes, avoid getting water in your eyes, or wear makeup around the eye.

In all the years that KMN EyeCare has performed LASIK, there has never been a complaint that the treatment is painful. Prior to surgery, you will be given topical anaesthetic in the form of eye drops. No injections are required, and you remain conscious throughout the procedure.

• Higher safety levels.
•  Precision. Some LASIK procedures simply reshape the cornea based on a formula prescription, giving everyone the same treatment. KMN EyeCare LASIK uses wavefront-guided technology to provide a precise diagnostic map of the cornea by measuring how light waves are distorted as they travel through your cornea.
•  Recovery. The flap created in LASIK generally re-bonds faster to the underlying stromal bed because it is created by the femtosecond laser beam that applies a series of tiny bubbles within the central layer of the cornea without cutting the cornea, as would a blade.

KMN EyeCare’s pre-LASIK operation exam is comprehensive and, if you are not a LASIK candidate, your surgeon will not proceed. The general requirements for undergoing LASIK are as follows:

• be 18 years of age or older,
• have healthy eyes,
• have stable vision,
• not be lactating or pregnant,
• not suffer from diabetes,
• discontinue soft lenses at least 2 weeks prior to the procedure,
• and discontinue hard lenses at least 3 weeks prior to the procedure.

The types and length of side effects differ for each patient, but generally you will encounter a slight “grainy” feeling in your eye, glare, dryness and fluctuating visual acuity. These side effects are almost always temporary and generally disappear completely several months after the procedure.

This is extremely subjective and depends on each patient’s situation, but generally:

• 2-3 hours after the procedure, the patient experiences slightly cloudy vision and discomfort;
• 24 hours afterwards, their visual acuity will be improved, but there will still be a “halo” effect;
• after one week, visual acuity continues improving but is still unstable;
• after two weeks and beyond, patients generally enjoy high visual acuity.