Laser Therapy

Perhaps the most talked about treatment of eye diseases in recent times is Laser, so much so that, for a lay person, it is the treatment for every eye ailment in ophthalmic sciences. Laser, beyond doubt, is useful in the following eye diseases:

1. Getting rid of spectacle glasses or contact lenses. There is a slogan ‘Sight without glasses by laser’ coined by laser experts of modem times.
2. Retinopathy of diabetes that affects the retina of a diabetic person.
3. After cataract surgery.
4. Glaucoma.
5. Diseases of retina and vitreous.

Getting Rid of Spectacle Glasses by Laser

In recent times, as early as last decade, this subject has evolved to a path-breaking precision allover the world. So much so that experts now can predict 100 per cent results horn laser in getting rid of spectacle power in the following conditions where thick glasses are worn.

Myopia (Short-sightedness)

Short-sighted eyes have a minus power which may vary from as low as -0.5 to as high as -20.Laser is most commonly used for myopia between -2.5 D to 7.5 in ideal situation. The surgeon is the final authority. The average and common range is between -1.5 to -6. Less common range is -6 to -10 and least common is -10 to -20. But the common features of myopia are that they all progress with age and height (see chapter on Myopia) and one has to wear cumbersome and thick glasses.