{"id":1072,"date":"2018-03-15T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T09:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/augljos.is\/lasik-adgerd\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T11:15:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:15:58","slug":"lasik-adgerd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/augljos.is\/en\/lasik-adgerd\/","title":{"rendered":"What is LASIK?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1521115951932{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”22″ el_class=”menu-klasi”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1521116635958{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1521116232944{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][mk_divider style=”thin_solid” thin_single_color=”#e5e5e5″ thickness=”2″ margin_top=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1521116635958{margin-top: -15px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1521116232944{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601464542517{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Chances are you probably know someone who has had LASIK.\u00a0 Millions of people have gotten rid of glasses and contact lenses or become less dependent on them.\u00a0 LASIK is by far the most common laser refractive procedure. LASIK operation marked the millennium in Iceland, with the first operation performed in Iceland in the summer of 2000, which was a full decade after the Greek and Italian ophthalmologistst Pallikaris and Buratto performed the first operations.<\/p>\n

LASIK has become the most common surgical procedure performed in the world.\u00a0 Iceland is no exception to this, it has gained a status of being a reliable and safe method to gain independence from glasses or contact lenses.<\/p>\n

The rising of a new eye center, Augljos Eye Center, is a new stepping stone in the history of laser refractive surgery in the country.\u00a0 The emphasis of Augljos Eye Center is on the sure-fire combination of new cutting edge technology, experience and knowledge. Johannes Kristinsson MD PhD performed his first laser refractive surgery in the year 2000 and has since then performed over 6000 operations.\u00a0 He finished a cornea and refractive surgery fellowship at the distinguished Duke Eye Center NC, USA.<\/p>\n

The equipment used to perform the laser refractive surgery are of course extremely important.\u00a0 Our laser is from Schwind Technologies in Germany.\u00a0 Our laser treats myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia with incredible precision, with a tracking ability of 1MHz, which makes the laser follow the eye in all directions, so-called 5 dimensional tracking.\u00a0 This increases the safety of the procedure as well as precision.\u00a0 Furthermore, treatment time is lower than ever before, usually around few seconds.<\/p>\n

LASIK \u2013 walkthrough<\/h2>\n

But what is this operation about.\u00a0 How is it performed and what causes the visual acuity of the eye to improve to the degree of the eye not needing spectacles or a contact lens anymore?<\/p>\n

\u201dIt can be quite difficult to grasp the main features of this operation, \u201d explains Dr. Kristinsson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201dThe main issue is to imagine how the eye is built.\u00a0 During the operation, we make a super thin segment of the outermost dome shaped tissue of the eye, called cornea.\u00a0 This segment is called a flap.\u00a0 The whole idea is to lift the flap and perform the laser operation underneath it.\u00a0 We never enter the eye itself, we merely work on the cornea, never going deeper than approximately halfway down the corneal tissue.\u00a0 If the eye is the window of the soul, the cornea is the window to the eye.\u00a0 By changing the shape of the cornea, we can change the refraction of the eye, thereby making the individual independent of glasses\u201d , says Johannes.\u00a0\u00a0 He further explains: \u201cWe make a flap with a certain machine we call a microkeratome.\u00a0 The flap is always adherent to the rest of the cornea by a hinge.\u00a0 The purpose of the flap is to protect the treatment area, as the underlying area is reshaped with the laser.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cFollowing the LASIK procedure, we place the flap again on the underlying surface.\u00a0 And the most amazing thing is that it doesn\u2019t need to be sutured to the eye.\u00a0 It just sticks in minutes, making it possible for people to blink normally just minutes after surgery.\u00a0 This is a huge advantage and helps people to recover quickly.\u00a0 The microkeratome used is a Ziemer Amadeus II, a new version of a microkeratome\u00a0 with an amazing safety profile.\u00a0 The Amadeus II has further improved on this\u00a0 by making LASIK even safer.\u00a0 Studies have failed to show any difference between the incidence of dry eyes and high order aberrations compared with a femtosecond laser.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601236470435{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

SCHWIND AMARIS<\/h2>\n

The Schwind laser is a technological wonder with many new features aiming towards shortening the procedure while becoming even safer.\u00a0 Dr. Kristinsson paid a visit to Schwind factories, situated near Aschaffenburg, Germany.\u00a0 \u201dIt was really amazing being able to see first hand how they build the laser from scratch into technological wonders.\u00a0 The care, knowledge and technological expertise involved is breathtaking.\u00a0 The precision and care taken during every step was almost palpable.\u00a0 The people at Schwind share a true vision towards making this arguably the best laser equipment of its\u2019 kind in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe care and the precision is very much in spirit with the ophthalmologist\u00b4s later performing the delicate operation on the laser\u201d, says Dr. Kristinsson.\u00a0 \u201dThere are several excimer lasers out there and many of them are excellent machines.\u00a0 However, we felt the Schwind Amaris was the most promising in regards to visual outcome of patients, ease of use and overall features.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We also felt that the Presbymax treatment was probably the most advanced treatment for presbyopia out there.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1601464554701{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

What is PRESBYMAX?<\/h2>\n

With age, the lens of the eye hardens, which makes it difficult to change its shape.<\/p>\n

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Figure 6. The lens is the gray drop shaped structure on the left side, situated just behind the iris, the brown, green or blue part of our eyes. It is one of two main lens systems of the eye, the first being the cornea, the outermost clear dome-shaped structure on the left. During LASIK, we perform an operation on the cornea, ie the first lens system. During a lens operation, such as cataract operation, the second lens system is treated, thereby bypassing the second lens system.<\/p><\/div>\n

The lens is situated right behind the colored part of our eyes, the iris.\u00a0 The hardening of the lens happens slowly over the years.\u00a0 When we are young, the lens is pliable and can turn into a \u201cplus lens\u201d, or convex lens, which focuses on things near to us.\u00a0 As the lens gets harder with age, the ability to obtain near-focus decreases and we need plus lenses in the form of reading glasses instead, usually at the age of 40-45.\u00a0 \u201dA patient once told me: \u201cIt\u2019s either reading glasses or dying young.\u00a0 I choose reading glasses,\u201d says Dr. Kristinsson.\u00a0 \u201dThis is called presbyopia and can hardly be called a disease, as everyone experience it,\u201d he adds.\u00a0 \u201dHowever\u201d, he says, \u201d find this annoying and like to get rid of reading glasses or to be less dependent on them.\u00a0 There are quite a few methods that have been developed in the last few years that address this.\u201d\u00a0 He says that several of the methods involve exchanging the lens with an artificial one, which is called a \u201cclear lens extraction\u201d.\u00a0 In this operation, a special lens is placed instead of the hardened lens of the patient, making it possible for the patients to focus both at near and at far.\u00a0 This operation, however, involves entering the eye and carries a risk, albeit small, of infective organisms entering the eye, causing a serious infection called endophthalmitis.\u00a0 The Presbymax treatment, developed by Schwind in cooperation with Jorge Ali\u00f3, Spain, and the OCIVIS group from the University of Alicante, is based on the principles of making a \u201creading segment\u201d in the center of the cornea, with a circle around it managing far vision.\u00a0 This treatment is performed solely on the cornea, the first lens system, not touching the lens of the eye, the second lens system.<\/p>\n

It is generally thought that Presbymax is better suited for individuals 45-60 years of age, but clear lens extraction is better suited for individuals above 60 years of age.\u00a0 However, a detailed eye examination must be performed in order to be able to discern which procedure is more appropriate for each patient.\u00a0 Presbymax treatment is additionally thought to be beneficial for people who have already had a traditional cataract operation performed with a monofocal lens and would like to increase their independence from reading glasses.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Stade is an ophthalmologist with the Bad Laer eye clinic in Saxony, Germany.\u00a0 He had a Presbymax procedure performed with the Schwind laser equipment he regularly uses himself.\u00a0 He is incredibly satisfied with the outcome of the operation.\u00a0 \u201dJust three weeks after the procedure, his visual acuity both near and far were sharp and he doesn\u2019t need any glasses at all,\u201d says Dr. Kristinsson. \u201cHe tried multifocal contact lenses before and thought they were difficult to use.\u00a0 Due to the strong research background behind the Presbymax treatment he decided to go ahead with his own eyes.\u201d\u00a0 According to the interview, Dr. Stade is now convinced that this is the best treatment possible for presbyopia.\u00a0 The Augljos Eye Center is proud to offer the Presbymax treatment.\u00a0 Not all patients are eligible for Presbymax treatment, however, and individuals must be carefully examined in order to ascertain whether the individual is a candidate for surgery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row id=”umsagnir”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”40″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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