The vision defects are corrected by Computer Automated Laser devices by changing the shape of the cornea. The procedure is known as “Laser Operation”. Excimer laser is applied to the corneal tissue which is at the front part of the eye and the carbon bonds are broken; vaporizing the tissue and correcting the eye-sight. The cornea is “rasped '' with the correct amount of laser waves directed to the desired area so the refractivity is changed and the desired values are reached.
Laser surgery is the general name of the operation in which special light beams are used. Laser stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Radiation Emission". It can be said that laser technologies have been a great impact on medicine in recent decades.
The laser beam has allowed surgeons to work with less damage to the surrounding tissue. It causes less pain or swelling than traditional surgery and reduces risks. Laser surgeries also have less recovery period for the patients which is another plus point of having a laser operation.
In this article, we will mention the advantages of laser operations for patients. We will have a look at the types of laser operations as well. In the second part of the article, we will focus on the types of laser operations and answer the question, “What to expect from a laser operation?” In the final part, we will find out who eligible laser operations are.
As you should do before having any operations, talk to your surgeon about the advantages of laser operations. He or she will explain the advantages in detail. Some of the advantages of laser operations can be lined up as below:
In modern medicine today, the laser is used in many different operations. About that knowledge, some of the fields that laser beams used can be lined up as below:
In eye operations, the laser is very common to be used. There are three types of laser eye surgeries:
Your surgeon will decide which one is more suitable for you and explain why, before the operation.
Plan well for the post-surgical procedure. Contact a friend, relative, or professional service person who will support you after surgery. It is not recommended to be alone under the influence of anesthesia and drugs. Before surgery, remember that you should not take medications that can affect blood clotting.
You will visit your surgeon several times before the operation and talk to him or her about the risk and benefits of the procedure. They will tell you to follow a healthy diet and do regular exercises before the operation. It is important to be ready physically as well as mentally for the operations
With the help of advanced technology, surgeries, especially those done with laser cause much less discomfort for the patients during and after the operation. However, it is still a medical procedure that is involved your health and should be taken seriously by the patient.
Laser eye surgery is an available procedure for those over the age of 18. Your eye prescription will remain the same for about two years. Depending on your situation, lens surgery may be more appropriate in older ages.
Before the operation, your surgeon may ask about your health past, your family's health past, and if you have had any operations before. They will like to know every detail possible about you to decide the best treatment for you and the best laser surgery type that is most suitable for your condition.
If you doubt about having symptoms of any disease let's say there is a symptom on your skin and you consider having laser surgery, you should visit a medical center and ask medical experts about all medical procedures or especially dermatology procedures and find out if you are a patient eligible for the procedure. You can do the same if you are interested in any aesthetic procedures that are carried out by using a laser. They will also inform you about laser safety and more.
He was born in Ankara in 1945. He attended TED Ankara College, İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School and Ege University, Faculty of Medicine between 1963 and 1969, respectively. Upon his graduation, he started his specialization at Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Eye Diseases Department and assumed the title of Eye Diseases Specialist in 1971. Between 1974 and 1975, he performed his military service as an ophthalmologist in Hatay Military Hospital in İzmir. After that, he was educated on Retinal Diseases and Lasers in Ophthalmology Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine at University of Gant, Belgium for 1 year. In 1977, he assumed the title of Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, and he founded and operated Retina and Contact Lenses units in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases. In 1982 he became a Professor of Eye Diseases. Between 1992 and 2000, he served as the Head of Department of Eye Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University. In the meantime, he published 3 books and more than 150 domestic and foreign scientific papers, and about 170 papers in national and international congresses. He is married to Dr. Nigar Erbakan and has two sons.
Dr Esat Çınar was born in Diyarbakır in 1976. He started İstanbul University, Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and graduated in 2003. He completed his speciality degree between 2003 and 2009 at İzmir Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department. He was in charge of Glaucoma and Cornea Departments as a Deputy Associate Professor in İzmir University Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. He studied “Keratoplasty” in Ege University, Faculty of Medicine for 6 months (also known as “eye transplant”). He also was in charge of the controls of the premature babies’ in İzmir University Ophthalmology Department. He attended the course for vivisection both in clinical and laboratory fields for one month. His special interests are; Cataract surgery (multifocal, trifocal and thoric intraocular lenses), Cataract surgery with laser (Femtosecond Cataract), Keratoplasty, glaucoma surgery (non-penetrant surgeries such as viscocanalostomy, deep sclerotomy), Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK), medical retinal diseases. He has many published articles in international indexes. He has many verbal and written presentations in national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Association for Ophthalmology. He speaks fluent English and has one child.
He was born in Izmir, in 1971. He attended summer school at Mids School of English, Eastbourn, England for learning a foreign language while he was in Bornova Anatolian High School and graduated with a high degree. He started his medical education at Ege University and continued with his specialization at JL Uni-Giessen, Germany, where he had the chance of working peer to peer with names such as Prof. Dr. Karl W. Jacobi, Prof Dr. Herbert Kaufmann, Prof. Dr. S. Pavlovic. Then, he found the opportunity to further his education in the field of refractive surgery by working with the most important names, such as Prof. Dr. T. Kohnen, JWG Uni-Frankfurt, Prof. Dr. I. Pallikaris, University of Crete, Prof Dr. Mahmut Kaşkaloğlu, Ege University Faculty of Medicine and Kaşkaloğlu Eye Hospital. Besides, he did scientific studies about medical glaucoma treatment, which is his other field of interest, with Ass. Prof. Dr. Karl Georg Schmidt, CGC Uni-Dresden. He is a member of DOG, ESCRS, ISRS of the AAO and TOD. He is married and has one child.
He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. He completed his speciality in İzmir Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine Department of Eye Diseases between 1998 and 2002. He studied Retinal Surgeries in Munich Ludwig – Maximillian University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Eye Diseases. Special Interests: Cataract Surgeries (Multifocal, Trifocal, Toric Intraocular Lenses), Laser Cataract Surgeries (Femtosecond, Laser Cataract), Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) and Medical & Surgical Retinal Surgeries, Eyelid Surgeries. He has many articles published which were also scientifically indexed. He has oral and poster presentations in national & international science meetings. He is an active member of Turkish Society of Ophthalmology. He speaks English & German well, and married with 2 children.
He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine and completed his specialty training in S.S.K Istanbul Hospital in 1984. He worked at Çanakkale State Hospital between 1984 and 2007. After 2007, he worked in private sector health units. He is an active member of The Turkish Ophthalmology Association and American Cataract and Refractive Association. Anterior segment (cataract) medical retina, glaucoma and contact lens are his areas of interest. He has a good command of English.
He was born in 1977. He graduated from Ege University. Fields of Interest: Cataract Surgery (Monofocal, Multifocal, Trifocal, EDOF, Toric Lenses) Excimer Laser (Femtosecond LASIK, PRK, No-Touch) ICL Keratoconus - Crosslink, Hard Contact Lens Application, Intrastromal Corneal Ring Strabismus Surgery Oculoplastic Surgery (Eyelid Aesthetic Surgery, Ectropium, Entropium, Ptosis, Probing, Tear Duct Obstruction) Pterygium Surgery (with Autograft) Glaucoma Medical and Laser Therapy Retinal Diseases (Intraocular Drug Injections, Diabetic Retinopathy, Yellow Spot Disease, Retinal Tears) Soft Contact Lens Inspection and Application He is a member of Turkish Association of Ophthalmology. He is married.
Dr. Kaan Okan Erdem was born in İzmir, in 1968. He finished middle school in Private İzmir Türk College and high school in Atatürk High School. He studied medicine in Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine. He is an active member of European Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, European Association of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is interested in cataract, refractive surgery, oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery (upper and lower eyelids, tumour removals around the eye, entropium, ectropium ptosis, blepharoplasty), eye ultrasound, medical retinal and glaucoma. He speaks fluent English and married with 2 children.
He graduated from Dokuz September University Faculty of Medicine in 1996. He completed his specialized education in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of the Aegean University between 1996-2001 and earned the title of ophthalmologist Dec.
He has published numerous scientific articles that fall into international scientific indexes. There are numerous oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (Tod).
He speaks good English, Opr. Dr. Uğur Karagöz is the father of 2 children.
Special interests:
Cataract surgery (multifocal, trifocal, Toric intraocular lenses)
Cataract surgery with laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract)
Excimer laser surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK)
Medical and surgical Retina
Eyelid Surgeries
He graduated from Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine in 2011. He completed his specialized education in the Department of Ophthalmology at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine between 2012 and 2016 and earned the title of ophthalmologist. Dec.
He has published a large number of scientific articles that have entered international scientific indexes. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD) and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).
Opr, who speaks English well. Dr. Ramazan Birgul is married and has 2 children.
Special interests:
Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses)
Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract)
Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK)
Medical and Surgical Retina
Eyelid Surgeries
Strabismus Surgeries
Glaucoma
Upper and Lower Lid Eye Aesthetic Surgeries (Blerophoplasty)
Born in Cyprus Serdarlı, he graduated from Nicosia Turkish High School. He graduated from Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine.
He completed his specialization in Atatürk Health Site Yeşilyurt State Hospital with his thesis on the comparison of the rear camera lens application and the front camera lenses, which was started to be applied for the first time in the clinic under the management of Zühal Çakırca, the clinical chief. She worked as a contact lens center in İzmir for three years and then as chief physician at Karşıyaka Kızılay Fatma Kutluay Dispensary.
He continued to work in Karşıyaka by establishing the Private Yalı Polyclinic in 2005 and the Private Yalı Eye Health Branch Center in 2007, his special interests are refraction and contact lenses.
He is a member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association.
He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Specialization he completed his education in Izmir Education and Research between 1991-1994. He completed his Ophthalmology Department at the Hospital. International A large number of scientific articles included in scientific indexes have been published. Numerous oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings has a presentation. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). Fluent in English, Opr. Dr. Gazi Duman is married and has two children. Special interests: Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgery (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical and Surgical Retina Eyelid Surgery Strabismus Surgery
He graduated from Dokuz September University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. September 2005-2010, he completed his specialty education in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine of Dokuz Eylül University and earned the title of ophthalmologist. Dec.
He has published a large number of scientific articles that have entered international scientific indexes. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD), the American Academy of Ophthalmology Association and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He won the European Ophthalmology Qualification Exam (European Board of Ophthalmology) and became a FEBO.
Opr, who is married and has 1 child. Dr. Hüseyin Aslankara speaks English well.
Special interests:
Retinal Diseases and Vitreoretinal Surgery
Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses)
Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract)
Excimer Laser Surgeries (Lasik, Lasek, PRK)
Strabismus Treatment and Surgery
Children's Eye Diseases
Eye Pressure (Glaucoma) Treatment and Operations
Retinopathy of Prematurity and Its Treatment
Eyelid Surgeries
He was born in Nevşehir in 1977. He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. He completed his specialization education at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology between 2000-2004 and earned the title of ophthalmologist. He is the owner of the Turkish Ophthalmology Board Certificate, which was first given in 2003.
A large number of scientific articles that entered international scientific indexes have been published. There are many oral and poster presentations to national and international scientific meetings. He is an active member of the Turkish Ophthalmology Association (TOD). Between 2007 and 2008, Ophthalmology Manual for General Practitioners, Brucellosis in the Etiology of Uveitis and A.O.O.O. There are book translations in Wound Healing Chapters.
Op. Dr. Mustafa Alper Çerçi is fluent in English.
Special interests: Cataract Surgery (multifocal, trifocal, toric intraocular lenses) Cataract Surgery with Laser (Femtosecond Laser Cataract) Excimer Laser Surgery (Lasik, Lasek, PRK) Medical Retina Eyelid Surgery Strabismus Glaucoma
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