Pathologies and eye surgery
KERATOCONUS
   What is keratoconus
   Optical correction
   Keratoconus:
   Can cornea transplant be avoided?
   M.A.R.K.
   Cross-linking
   I.C.R.S. or Intracorneal Rings
   Combined techiques
   Cornea Transplant

VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
REFRACTIVE SURGERY
AND LASER TREATEMENT
IN VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
(Myopia, Hyperopia, Myopic
Astigmatism and Hyperopic Astigmatism, Presbyopia)

LASER TREATMENT FOR MYOPIA
THE EXCIMER LASER
PRK
LASIK
iLASIK
LASEK
EPILASIK
RADIAL KERATOTOMY
SUBSTITUTION OF THE NATURAL CRYSTALLINE LENS
IMPLANT OF PHAKIC LENS

CATARACT SURGERY
   Phacoemulsification
GLAUCOMA
RETINAL DISEASES
STRABISMUS

EPILASIK

Epilasik
This technique is also very similar to LASIK, LASEK and PRK.

It consists in creating a very superficial flap consisting only of the epithelium layer as in LASEK, the only difference with LASEK is that in EPILASIK the epithelium is removed using a special surgical instrument

Once the epithelium has been mobilized the laser treatment is applied to the underlying cornea as in PRK treatment, after laser application the flap is re- positioned in its original position.

Epilasik
Essentially the advantage of epilasek consists in better conservation of the flap vitality because alcoholic solution is not used for epithelium removal, this results in less patient discomfort and quicker post-treatment recovery.


Possible complications of PRK, LASIK, LASEK and EPILASIK

PRK, LASIK, LASEK and EPILASIK laser treatments are executed via computer assisted control and are precise within a thousandth of a millimeter. After surgical intervention, our body immediately reacts with a physiological healing mechanism, and laser treatment is calculated taking the likely changes of the healing process into consideration. In order to calculate the final result, statistics are used, these are extremely accurate and are based on figures from the thousands of patients that have been treated. However, since patients heal differently, individual results may vary slightly. This possibility is more likely when the original refractive defect is of higher degree.

In a small number of cases when a slight visual impairment remains following surgery, light eyeglasses may be necessary after treatment, or alternatively it is possible to re-treat the eye to complete the correction.
Regression of the visual correction may be associated with problems related to the healing process of the individual and are not necessarily associated with factors associated with surgical quality. In a small number of cases, slight haze of the cornea may occur causing a slight decrease in vision and problems with nocturnal vision. Haze, normally resolves after a few months.

It must be noted that the above mentioned problems are fairly common when using first and second generation laser equipment but are very rare with the new third generation equipment.