• LASIK
  • The LASIK principle
  • The importance of diagnosis
  • For whom LASIK is suitable
  • The surgery
  • After the operation
  • The photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)
  • LASIK-Preise
  • Presbyopie-LASIK
  • Films
• Alterssichtigkeit
• Cataract
• Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
• Macular Degeneration
• Paediatric ophthalmology
• Glaucoma
• Retinal surgery
• Corneal transplantation

Das LASIK Prinzip – Die neueste Lasertechnologie

The LASIK principle – the latest laser technology

LASIK is a procedure for correcting various types of refractive error. The combination of precision surgery and ultra-modern laser technology allows correction of myopia up to about minus 10 dioptres, hyperopia up to around plus 4 dioptres and astigmatism up to approximately 4 dioptres. During correction, the inner part of the cornea is modelled by the laser beam. The sensitive corneal surface remains intact and is punctured only by a fine incision.

Picture descriptions

1. First the eye is positioned and held by suction.
2. A wafer-thin flap of the cornea is then created by incision.
3. The flap is folded back.
4. The exposed stroma is remodelled to the necessary thickness at the positions calculated by a computer.
5. The flap is folded back and is immediately held in position by the eye. This is a natural wound closure.