Laser diopter removal exam

Laser diopter removal refers to interventions performed by laser remodeling of the front transparent surface of the eye called the cornea to correct eye optics, i.e. creating clear images without using corrective tools. The operation is performed with very precise excimer and femtosecond lasers that make micron changes of shape of the cornea. To make the surgery on your eye it is important that eye is healthy.

For this reason, a laser diopter removal exam includes a series of scans to determine if you are a suitable candidate for laser diopter removal and which of the procedure would be ideal for you to ultimately be satisfied. Today there are several methods of removing the diopter and the basic classification is based on what depths of the cornea operations are being performed.

Preoperative laser diopter removal exam includes:

• specialist examination (determining diopter, review of occipital background and optic nerve on biomicroscope, evaluation of lachrymal film …)
• pentacam analysis (measurement of the shape of cornea, and its thickness)
• Corneal topography (curvature of the cornea and its eventual diseases)
• AL scan (eye biometry)
• Endothelial microscopy (endothelial density of cornea)
• Eye pressure measurement