LASIK
Results
Numerous
studies have been published about LASIK results. Even the most pessimistic
studies state that at least 90% of all the LASIK patients achieve
a vision equal or better than driving license requirements.
All of our existing LASIK patients (without any preexisting eye diseases
such as lazy eye, retinal diseases etc.) see far better than these
requirements.
Although no results can be guaranteed, our goal is to correct your
vision to be between 20/10 (more than 20/20) and 20/40 (legal driving vision)
without glasses or contacts.
At EyeSTAR LASIK Institute Istanbul, we are meticulous in tracking our outcomes and analyzing them
statistically. This attention to detail allows us to create reproducible,
excellent outcomes. Our patients are very happy. Because people heal
differently, outcomes can vary. So it is important that your expectations
are reasonable, and this will be discussed with you during your consultation.
If you are over 40 years old, you may need to wear reading glasses
afterwards. As presbyopia naturally occurs in this age group or you
may choose to have monovision.
Your corrected vision following LASIK depends on the strength of your
prescription as well as other individual factors. As with any surgical
procedure the results are not guaranteed. However, all of our patients
without any preexisting eye disease such as lazy eye, retinal diseases
etc., see 20/40 or better (enough to pass a driver's exam)
.
99% of our patients achieve 20/20 or 20/25 vision. Although the vast
majority of our patients will achieve excellent vision without
glasses or contacts, a few will have a small residual refractive
error, leaving them still slightly nearsighted or farsighted or with
astigmatism. Most of these patients can see fine for most of their
daily activities, and use a thin pair of glasses for such tasks as
nighttime driving. If you would like this residual refractive error
corrected, an enhancement laser procedure can be performed after six
months. The enhancement rate in our practice at EyeSTAR LASIK
Institute Istanbul is 0.5%. Our doctors will weigh the
probable benefits, patient expectations, and potential risks when
determining whether an enhancement is appropriate.
Typically, patients considered for an enhancement procedure should
have at least 1.00 diopter of residual hyperopia, myopia or astigmatism
or unaided vision of 20/40 or worse. Enhancement procedures should
only be performed once adequate corneal healing and stability is achieved.
The goal of refractive surgery is to reduce your dependence on
glasses and/or contact lenses, and very few LASIK patients may benefit from
reading glasses or distance glasses when they desire perfect near
or distance vision.
People often ask how long the benefits of their procedure will last.
The first nearsighted patient's eye ever treated with laser vision
correction was in the United States in 1987. That patient achieved
20/20 vision following treatment and is still 20/20, almost two
decades later. Today, most experts around the world are confident that they
will discover no long-term problems with laser vision correction.
Based on the excellent results seen to date, laser vision correction
has become the most commonly performed refractive procedure in the
world.
