Shantou Hospital full femtosecond surgery for what degree of myopia patients?
Full femtosecond surgery is a common myopia correction surgery. Shantou Hospital, as an eye hospital with high-quality equipment and rich experience, provides full femtosecond surgery services for patients. However, not all myopic patients are suitable for full femtosecond surgery. This article will elaborate on this from many aspects.
Corneal diopter limitation
Full femtosecond surgery is to correct myopia by cutting the cornea into suitable curvature through laser, thus changing the refraction of light. However, the corneal diopter has some limitations. Generally, full femtosecond surgery is suitable for myopic patients with diopter between -1.00 and -8.00. Patients beyond this range may need to consider other corrective methods.
For patients with high diopter, full femtosecond surgery may lead to excessively weak cornea and increase the risk of postoperative complications. Therefore, the hospital will conduct a detailed eye examination before the operation to evaluate the patient's eye condition to determine whether the operation is suitable.
In addition, Shantou Hospital also provides other similar laser surgery, such as surface phototherapy (PRK) or lens implantation, to meet the needs of myopic patients with different diopters.
Age limit
Full femtosecond surgery is applicable to adult patients over 18 years old, because the eyes are basically mature at this time, and the eye condition is relatively stable. For teenagers under the age of 18, their eyes are still developing, which is not suitable for full femtosecond surgery. In addition, the patient's eye health is also one of the factors to consider the suitability of surgery.
In Shantou Hospital, doctors will conduct a detailed eye examination at the first visit to assess the patient's eye health and surgical suitability to ensure safety and effectiveness.
Stability requirements
The success of full femtosecond surgery is related to the patient's eye health and the stability of myopia. After surgery, the corneal shape changes and vision refocuses, so the degree of myopia no longer increases.
If the myopic degree of patients is stable, that is, there is no obvious change in recent years, then they may be candidates for full femtosecond surgery. On the contrary, if the degree of myopia is still increasing, the surgery can not solve the problem, and may even lead to inappropriate degree after surgery. Therefore, the patient needs to carry out a detailed eye examination before surgery, and communicate with the doctor about the change of their myopia degree.
Surgical effect and risk assessment
In Shantou Hospital, full femtosecond surgery is performed by experienced doctors with high safety and success rate. However, every operation has certain risks and uncertainties.
Before the operation, the doctor will communicate with the patient about the risks and possible complications of the operation, such as infection, dry eyes, blurred vision, etc., as well as the precautions and return visit plan after the operation.
In general, the full femtosecond surgery in Shantou Hospital is suitable for myopic patients with diopter between -1.00 and -8.00. The patient needs to be over 18 years old, and the eye health is stable. The effect and risk of the operation need to be evaluated and communicated by professional doctors to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the operation.
