Whether you are a suitable candidate for microkeratome or femto bladeless lasik, the surgeon will be able to guide you after examining your eye parameters like: You are at least 19 years old. • Your Refraction ( glasses power) are stable for more than a year • You will have to undergo detailed Eye examination to decide if Lasik is suitable for your Eyes - Corneal Thickness ad Curvature, Eye Pressure, Retina Examination etc. • You should not be pregnant or nursing as these conditions might change the measured Refraction of the Eye. It is best to wait for 6 months after delivery to get Lasik done. • You should be in good general health. Lasik may not be recommended for patients with Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Lupus. • You should not have eye Diseases like Keratoconus, Glaucoma, Herpes Infections of the Eye, severe Dry Eye.

Any LASIK procedure basically has two main steps, first is to create a very thin flap on outer surface of cornea (can be created either by a fast oscillating blade-microkeratome or bladeless-femtosecond laser) and then treat-ablate the remaining tissue on corneal bed by Excimer Laser to reshape the cornea in order to nullify spectacles power. Hence it is only the first step of creating flap which is different in blade and bladeless Lasik…the rest procedure of glasses correction by Excimer Laser is same in both.

Most of the time this condition is detected only upon Routine Eye Examination since there are hardly ever symptoms till very late. Hence all patients at our hospital / clinic above 40 years age are screened for the same. The symptoms of this disease may vary from no Symptoms to Eye ache, Headache, red painful Eye and blurred vision. Sometimes early Glaucoma can cause frequent change in spectacles power.

It is the common name for “strabismus” where the eyes are not aligned in the same direction. Strabismus or Squint can be treated in various ways. Depending on the individual case, treatment options include: Glasses, Prisms in Spectacles, Patching of Eye, Surgery