Eye surgery in Turkey

LASER, which is the most commonly used method around the world for refractive surgeries, is also used for the treatment of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Customized intraocular lens replacement surgeries are performed for patients who are not suitable for laser surgery. You can get rid of your glasses thanks to these surgeries.

LASIK method is based on the principle of opening the cornea as a flap, by cutting a thin layer on the upper surface of the cornea, and the diopter correction with “excimer laser” on the exposed cornea surface. Surgeries are performed by doctors specialized in the treatment of eye diseases with laser.

Patients who want to get rid of their eyeglasses but are not suitable for a laser treatment can get rid of their glasses, thanks to intraocular lens surgeries. For this technique, a 3-mm incision is made to enter the eye, and the membrane of the lens is removed in round form. The eye’s natural lens is emulsified using an instrument that emits ultrasound waves, aspirated and then replaced by a new, foldable lens. This method is called clear lens exchange. The lens inserted in the eye through the 3-mm incision and body temperature transforms the lens into its normal shape.

Cataract is not a disease, and can be treated with medication or glasses. There is not an effective method which can stop the progression of cataract, and only a formed cataract can be treated with surgery. Thanks to the latest technological tools, cataract operations are performed pain-free, without using needles or anesthesia, and patients can return home on the same day.

The retina is a layer of the eyeball lining its back wall, which consists of light-sensitive cells. Retinal diseases threaten our sight directly. Diabetes and hypertension have adverse effects on all the body’s systems, and their first and most important adverse effect occurs in the eyes. Dilatation of the retinal vessels and permeability impairments occur as a result of these diseases.

Early diagnosis, preventive medical therapy and undelayed accurate surgical intervention is of vital importance in retinal diseases. Retinal surgeries are performed by a team which has been specially trained for intraocular microsurgeries, using a comprehensive set of instruments and devices.

Glaucoma, commonly known as “High Eye Pressure”, refers to the optic nerve damage caused by a frequently high intraocular pressure. Due to this disease, the patient’s visual field gradually narrows. Glaucoma, an insidious disease, reveals itself only in its final phases and, in the event of late diagnosis, may cause significant and irreversible optic nerve damage.

Oculoplastic and orbital surgery is a branch of ophthalmology which deals with eyelids, lacrimal ducts and orbital diseases. From removal of eye bags to prosthetic eyes, and intraocular tumor surgeries to Botox, all kinds of treatment and plastic surgery applications are performed through oculoplastic and orbital surgery.

Amblyopia (lazy eye) is an eye condition in which one eye has less vision than the other, or both eyes have less vision than normal limits, despite no structural disorder in the eye or the optic nerve. Vision is learnt starting from birth. Our vision develops as long as the brain develops and we learn to see in a more detailed way. If a condition arises during this period which hinders vision, for example if the diopter of one eye becomes higher than the other, that eye learns to have a more blurred vision and becomes lazy.

Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes. There are 6 extraocular muscles in each eye. Strabismus develops if one or more of these are too weak or strong. While one eye gazes straight, the other can look inward, outward, upward or downward. Sometimes deviation is seen in both eyes. Deviation of the eyes can be permanent or temporary, depending on the cause of strabismus. There is no single cause of strabismus. Strabismus may occur for different reasons.