by Valerie Saw | Sep 17, 2016 | Blog
At the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Meeting in Copenhagen last week, I had the honour of hosting an outstanding Ocular Surface Masterclass for cataract surgeons! Fantastic problem-oriented and evidence based talks by Prof. Elisabeth...
by Valerie Saw | Jul 17, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
Is LASIK safe in the long term?For treatment of myopia up to -10, there are now several studies reporting good long term outcomes between 10-16 years post operatively, for both LASIK (Alio 2008) and PRK (which is surface laser treatment similar to LASEK) (Alio 2016,...
by Valerie Saw | May 15, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
Wearing contact lenses, even for many years, does not influence the outcome of LASIK surgery, providing the eye is healthy.It is important to discontinue contact lens wear prior to having a consultation for LASIK surgery. This is because the contact lens temporarily...
by Valerie Saw | Apr 30, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
The ideal age to have LASIK surgery is between 21 to 60 years old. More important than age is that the eye is healthy, and the spectacle refraction has been stable for at least 2 years. If the refraction is stable, this means that the treatment is likely to be...
by Valerie Saw | Mar 30, 2016 | Laser Eye Surgery
One of the first steps in making sure you have an excellent outcome from laser eye surgery is to understand about the different types of laser surgery available. There are 2 different types of lasers used for laser eye surgery at the moment:Excimer laser:...
