ReLEx SMILE Lasik is an advanced laser vision correction procedure which allows glass power reduction in the safest possible manner. It is a flapless, bladeless Lasik which preserves the corneal strength and reduces the chances of dryness and infections after the procedure. Most people can get back to their regular lifestyle in a day or two. Well, that’s not all- it makes laser vision correction possible in cases where any other Lasik would not have been possible.
Case
Jitakshi is a smart beautiful young woman who was used to wearing contact lenses for long hours. Her grueling MBA schedules left her no time to care for her eyes. Her contact lens care habits were not very healthy and she was over wearing contact lenses. In 2014, she presented at the Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute with redness in her right eye.
Her eye evaluation revealed that she had a very bad corneal infection (Figure 1). She was advised to stop using her contact lenses and was prescribed eye drops to cure the corneal eye infection. Thankfully with the right treatment and compliance from her side, the infection slowly subsided and a small corneal scar remained. Luckily for her, the scar was located away from the center of the cornea and hence did not affect the vision. She was advised to be off her contact lenses after that. However she was soon getting fed up of wearing glasses and wanted freedom from her glasses. After a few months she underwent a detailed pre-Lasik evaluation at the center for Lasik surgery at Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute in Navi Mumbai. Her corneal topography (surface map of cornea) was normal (Figure 2 and 3) and did not show any abnormality secondary to the scar on her cornea as that was away from the center.
She was suitable for all the types of laser vision correction procedures like LASIK, Femto Lasik and ReLEx SMILE Lasik. She chose the best Lasik and decided to undergo ReLEx SMILE Lasik. She got great results and was a happy girl after that. The Lasik procedure took only 5 minutes and she was able to go home in 15 minutes after the Lasik treatment. Next day here checkup after Lasik showed 6/6 vision and she was overjoyed.
Jitakshi said “I was very worried after I developed bad eye infection and I realized the importance of not over using contact lenses and maintaining proper care routines. I probably got a little negligent in managing my contact lenses. I was really relieved when Dr Vandana Jain reassured me and treated my corneal infection due to contact lenses well. But as I was not allowed to wear contact lenses again, I found it very difficult to manager daily schedules with glasses. It was like an obstacle for my day to day work. So when my pre-Lasik evaluation revealed that I can undergo LASIK safely, I was very happy especially I could get ReLEx Smile Lasik done which is a bladeless Lasik. I felt safe and taken care of as Dr. Jain took great pains in explaining everything to me in detail about SMILE Lasik procedure. The do’s and the don’ts, post SMILE Lasik recovery, chances of any complications etc were explained in great detail. I was glad and happy that I was undergoing the best, most advanced and the safest Lasik on my eyes. The SMILE Lasik surgery experience was wonderful. It was painless, quick and very comfortable. I still remember first day after Lasik surgery when I woke up and could see the whole world very clearly without my glasses! My post Smile Lasik check-ups revealed that eye was healing well and that everything was perfect
Dr Vandana Jain adds – People like Jitakshi who misuse contact lenses often develop contact lens related problems. Right from dry eye to eye allergies and severe corneal infections can happen due to over use of contact lenses. Maintaining good contact lens hygiene and cleaning rituals are very important for contact lens users. A lot of people develop intolerance to contact lenses and then they are forced to look for alternatives like Lasik to get rid of their glasses. It is very important to plan options for getting freedom from glasses before and to not wait for complications to happen due to contact lenses. One of my earlier patients, Sukita, developed multiple episodes of corneal infections as she paid no heed to the instructions given by her eye doctor in Mumbai. Finally when she was seen at the Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute, she had a very bad infection right in the center of the cornea. Luckily it got cured but it left behind a very bad deep scar right in the center of her cornea. Anterior segment OCT revealed that the depth of her scar was more than 250 microns. She was no longer suitable for any form of Laser vision correction procedures like LASIK or Femto Lasik or Smile Lasik. Any of the Lasik procedures on her eye could lead to complications and cause an irregular astigmatism after the procedure. This is due to the fact that laser ablation is different for normal corneal tissue and scar tissue. If it is away from the area of laser then LASIK can be considered like in case of Jitakshi. Sukita was therefore advised to plan Implantable contact lens (ICL) implantation to get freedom from her glasses.
About Dr. Vandana Jain:
Expert Lasik Surgeon
Dr Vandana Jain is an expert cornea and LASIK surgeon. She manages and treats patients from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and all over Maharashtra who develop complications like infections etc due to contact lenses. Due to her dual expertise in cornea and LASIK, she is in a great position to decide and chose the right lasik procedure for these patients who develop corneal infections and then want freedom from glasses. She always cautions and educates her patients who are using contact lenses to maintain healthy contact lens care practices.
About Center for LASIK Surgery at Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute, Navi Mumbai–
Dr Vandana Jain – Lasik Surgeon expert
Center for Lasik Surgery at Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute is a modern well equipped center for managing all kinds of complicated clinical situations. All the great diagnostic machines like corneal topography, corneal tomography, corneal pachymetry, OCT and IOL Master and associated clinics such as dry eye clinic and orthoptic clinic ensures a meticulous and protocol based pre Lasik evaluation. Besides this there are advanced machines for laser vision correction which allows all the different LASIK surgeries like wave front optimized LASIK, FemtoLasik, PRK, ReLEx SMILE and LasikXtra.
About Dr Vandana Jain:
Dr. Vandana Jain, MS (Gold Medalist), DNB, MNAMS, FLVPEI, FICO (Harvard USA), MBA (Stanford USA) is a Cornea, Cataract & Lasik Surgeon. She is the Director & Co-founder of the Advanced Eye Hospital. She has more than a decade of experience in Ophthalmology apart from exhaustive training and a vast number of research publications to her credit.
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