WHAT IS VISUMAX SMILE?
The Visumax Femtosecod Laser System is the latest addition in the world of refractive surgery. This award winning technique has significantly changed the way we perform refractive surgery for spectacle removal.
In other techniques for spectacle removing refractive surgery, a flap is first cut from the cornea with a microkeratome or femtolaser, and raised. During this step, suction has to be applied to fixate the eye, which may lead to raised intra-ocular pressure. Then, using excimer laser, the corneal tissue is ablated (vaporized) to the calculated extent after which the flap is repositioned. In the immediate post-operative period, eye rubbing etc may result in this flap being displaced.
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