If you want to do myopia surgery in Hefei Huaxia Celebrity Ophthalmology, you don't know which type of surgery to choose, so let's take a look at the comparison between the two:
Femtosecond and ICL lens implantation.
Similarities between the two:
All of them belong to the correction of refractive error, and they can correct a certain degree of myopia and astigmatism.
Myopia surgery does not feel pain during the procedure, and the surgery is done with topical anesthesia with eye drops. The whole process is sober, there will be no pain, just cooperate with the doctor.
The difference is:
1. The location of the operation is different
ICL lens implantation is similar to wearing glasses, in which a special "soft glasses" are implanted behind the iris and before the lens of the eye. It is an internal eye surgery.
ReLEx is a type of corneal resection. It is an external eye surgery.
2. The inspection items are different
Due to the location of the surgery, the examination of the two types of surgery is also different. In addition to the detailed examination of the visual strength, it is necessary to grasp the thickness, curvature, and morphology of the cornea, and the depth of the posterior chamber of the eye is also required for ICL lens implantation.
3. The time of surgery is different
ReLEx is usually scheduled for a check-up the day before and surgery for the next day, or an appointment can be made within a week depending on the individual's situation. Follow-up examination the next day after surgery. ICL lenses are customized according to the patient's eye conditions, and the lens is mailed from abroad after booking, which generally takes one week to half a month, and the doctor will make an appointment with the patient after the lens is in place.
4. The surgical process is different
ReLEx: The eye drops are anesthetized at the surface of the eye, and then a femtosecond laser is used to scan the cornea to make a convex lens, and a corneal micro-incision of only 2mm is made with a femtosecond laser, and the convex lens is removed through the micro-incision to complete the operation.
ICL: The eye drops are anesthetized at the surface of the eye and then a small incision (about 2.) is made at the edge of the cornea8mm) is injected into the eyeball, and the ICL lens is pushed between the iris and lens in the eyeball, and the hyaluronic acid is sucked out of the eyeball.
Whether it is femtosecond or ICL lens implantation, different surgeries have their own advantages and disadvantages, and you should choose the right one for you according to your own eye condition.
*:Self-restraint.