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Presbyopia Correction – Options Of Treatment And Stages Of Presbyopia

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There is a three stage classification system for presbyopia. This is based on the normal phases of crystalline lens changes that occur with aging. The lens ages similarly to the skin. As disulfide bonds accumulate inside the lens through all three stages, the lens loses flexibility and its density increases. Stage 1- average age of 43 years. The lens is clear and colorless but lens loses its ability to change power as a result most patients have difficulty reading up close. Two surgical presbyopia correcting options are available during this stage at the best laser eye hospital in Mumbai which is Ojas eye care hospital at Bandra and the other Ojas  Eye Hospital at Mumbai . The two surgical treatment options of Stage I Presbyopia are Monovision LASIK Refractive Lens exchange called Presbyopia refractive Lens exchange ( PRELEX) Stage 2 occurs in patients in their 50- 60’s, when lens becomes yellow and clouded. Patients require more light to read and have difficulty in n

Is Lasik Eye Surgery Safe for your Eye?

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Blade free Lasik is a treatment for vision correction approved by “ NASA Astronauts” .  It is also a US FDA approved procedure for those who seek to be free from spectacles to get rid of their glasses. This procedure is done at  Ojas   Eye Hospital in Mumbai What is Intralase Bladeless femtosecond Lasik? Femto Lasik is a  100%  Bladefree approved using ultra high precision femto second Laser for safety & accuracy of the whole treatment. By eliminating the handheld microkeratome blade method used in traditional Lasik for corneal flap creation, there’s higher level of safety & accuracy in laser procedure. With intralase using a computer-controlled laser the surgeon deliver rapid pulses of laser light to a pre-programmed depth and position within the corneal tissue. This technique is available as of “the best laser eye hospital in Mumbai”. Ojas Eye Hospital  is also able to treat patients with this method who have this type of cornea which otherwise would have been