Mr Mahesh Shah is a Businessman who travels a lot thanks to his profession. “A typical day sees me travelling between Nerul, Sanpada, Vashi, Kharghar and Panvel. My job requires that I look presentable and so my thick glasses had to go. Spending the whole day outdoors was making it very difficult for me to manage the hassles of contact lenses. But I had heard such horror stories about Lasik giving people dry eyes and severe pain, that I was scared to undergo Lasik.” Mr Mahesh happened to accompany his father for an eye check to an eye hospital in Sanpada. There he heard of ReLEx Femto-Lasik, the latest advancement in Lasik. “I never knew that there were so many types of Lasik. I underwent ReLEx which is the least invasive surgery. This surgery does not cut your cornea as much as the traditional Lasik. This reduces the occurrence of dry eyes that is commonly seen after Lasik surgery. And I must say that apart from the minor irritation that I felt for a few days, I had no significant dry eyes or pain.”
Mr Yogesh Bidve from Nerul, is a sportsman who is training to represent Navi Mumbai in the State level wrestling team. “My colleague underwent Lasik eye surgery in Panvel. During one of the tournaments, he suffered a blow to his eye which caused the flap created on his eye during Lasik surgery to shift. I had sworn off Lasik after I saw what happened to him!” But soon, it came to a point when Mr Bidve had to get rid of his glasses. “Luckily for me, I got to hear of ReLEx Femto Lasik at Vashi. The doctor told me that this new technique does not involve the creation of a flap as the traditional surgery does. No flap meant no fear of flap dislocation! It was a blessing straight from the heavens!”
These two echo the stories of people all over. If fear creates hesitation in going to the doctor’s, it is ignorance which often causes people to decisively keep away from visiting one. Rather than relying on hearsay, it is more beneficial if one gathers authentic data from acquaintances who have undergone the surgery, trustworthy internet information and eye care experts.
Lasik, just like any other surgery, has its risks. Hence it is very important that an eye specialist who has been trained in Refractive Surgery examine your eyes to ascertain if you are a right candidate for Lasik Surgery. Only after the risks and benefits have been weighed, should an informed decision be taken on the type of Lasik that is suitable for you.
ReLEx Femto Lasik is the newest advancement in the field of Laser Vision Correction Surgery. This technique is performed using the Visumax machine which enables the surgery to be performed without the creation of a flap in the cornea / outer transparent layer of one’s eye as is done in conventional Lasik surgeries. Also, this technology makes the surgery more precise, least invasive and minimises patient discomfort after the surgery.
Residents of Nerul, Panvel, Sanpada, Vashi and Kharghar can now avail of this ReLEx Femto Lasik technology right here in Navi Mumbai.