Corrective Eye Laser Treatment - Am I Suitable?

Your eyes are as individual as you are. A consultation carried out by an experienced eyecare practitioner is required to assess your suitability for corrective eye laser treatment.

 

The following information on corrective eye laser treatment has been provided by Optical Express, Europe's number one provider of laser vision correction, spectacles and contact lenses. Every month Optical Express give thousands of patients the visual freedom they have always dreamed of, through state of the art laser vision correction treatment at only £600 per eye.

 

If you are looking for a quote for laser eye treatment in the UK, or want more information about treatment in your local area, you can complete the Laser Eye Surgery Enquiry Form.. Your enquiry will be forwarded to a maximum of three clinics or providers who partner with the Private Healthcare UK web site.

Fortunately most people are suitable for laser surgery. You are likely to be a suitable candidate if you are affected by any of the following:

 

If you need vision correction to see things clearly at a distance, you are short sighted. Without spectacles or contact lenses your vision is blurred.

 

If you need vision correction to read or see things close up, you are long sighted. Depending on your age you may have problems focusing on distant objects too.

 

Astigmatism is caused by an abnormally shaped cornea, which is shaped more like a rugby ball
than a football and causes the distortion of images. Many short or long sighted people may also have astigmatism.

 

Most people start to need reading glasses when they reach their 40’s and 50’s, even if they have never had to wear spectacles before. Presbyopia should not be confused with long-sight. There is currently no laser treatment to eliminate the need for reading spectacles, but if you are unsure whether or not you would be suitable please contact us as we may be able to offer you an alternative solution.

 

Your eye functions in very much the same way as a camera. The iris (coloured part of the eye) acts as a shutter to regulate the amount of light entering the eye.

The cornea (clear window at the front of the eye) and the lens (located behind the pupil) focus light rays from the objects you are viewing onto the retina at the back of the eye. The retina then transmits the ‘picture’ to the brain where the object is seen.

In order for you to see clearly, light rays need to focus on the back of the eye. If not, a blurred image is transmitted to the brain and this refractive error is usually corrected by spectacles or contact lenses.