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| LASIK (Laser in-situ Keratomileusis) is a surgical procedure
combined with laser to reshape the cornea in order to correct refractive
errors including myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism. By the use of laser during surgery, great precision and accuracy may be achieved, making it most suitable for refractive correction. LASIK surgery consists of first creating a partial thickness lamellar flap of the cornea and followed by laser polishing of the underlying stromal bed. The cornea curvature is therefore reshaped as programmed and the refractive outcome achieved accordingly. After laser application, the cornea flap is replaced and heals naturally. |
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| A partial thickness lamellar flap of the cornea is created. | Laser is applied to the underlying stromal bed of the cornea, reshaping as programmed. | The cornea flap is replaced and heals naturally. |
| The characteristics of LASIK LASIK involves polishing under the cornea surface; therefore it causes minimal discomfort, induces less corneal haze, less astigmatism, and recovers faster when compared with previous methods of refractive surgery. |
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Other features: More satisfactory results for correction of myopia under 15.00
dioptres. |
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| Laser refractive surgery was introduced in Hong Kong
in 1992, and the centre had provided such services since its inception.
Tens of thousands of patients had received the procedure. As a market
leader, in September 2005, the centre further installed the world
most advanced LASIK equipment, Allegretto Wave
Eye-Q Excimer Laser System and Intralase FS60. Combined with
wavefront guidance creating custom cornea measurement and treatment,
the refractive correction reaches utmost precision and the visual
quality uncompromisingly superior. Our centre has experienced attending doctors, specialists in ophthalmology, and professionally trained in refractive surgeries. With over a decade of experience and after over ten thousand cases, our results have been both satisfactory and reliable. Allegretto Wave Eye-Q Exciner Laser System can correct 1.00 dioptre of myopia or astigmatism in just 2.5 seconds. The aspheric property of the cornea (known as Q value) may affect visual quality under dim lighting condition. The German manufacturer Wavelight pioneered wavefront-optimized ablation profiles, thus integrating an important wavefront-guided treatment feature in standard laser vision correction. The small diameter of the spot allows a high-precision contouring of the correction profile, while minimizing the total overall ablation depth. A wavefront-optimized beam profile together with small laser spots allow operations in a large optical zones and ensuring optimal transitional zones. As a result, the patients will have the best quality image even under demanding lighting conditions with the least amount of distortions. Intralase FS30 is the second-generation laser keratome (eliminating the use of a razor blade keratome), first of its kind in Hong Kong and when compared to the Intralase FS15, it is twice as fast and more precise, enhancing surgical accuracy and patient's comfort. |
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