KSA Vision Clinic’s laser procedure

Your eligibility for a laser procedure is determined by a doctor or an optometrist depending on your diagnosis.

KSA Vision Clinic performs laser procedures as outpatient procedures – aſter the procedure you may go home and do not have to stay at the clinic. The procedure, including the preparations and provision of treatment instructions, takes around 1.5 hours. The actual correction of your vision takes less than 20 minutes and the laser is used on both eyes only for around 20 seconds. The time spent on the procedure depends on the type and extent of the refractive error that needs to be corrected. As a result of the procedure you will see better than with the best glasses or contact lenses – both the level of detail and contrast are improved.

You will be administered anti-inflammatory numbing eye drops prior to the procedure. Due to the numbing, you may feel as if all of the surgical activity of the procedure takes place somewhere nearby, outside the window. While you are lying calmly on the operating table, your eyes are kept open by a lid speculum. Even though your eye will remain open throughout the procedure, you will still experience the reflex and feeling of blinking. The use of a lid speculum makes the procedure easy for both the patient and the surgeon, because the eye is kept open throughout the procedure and you do not have to worry about blinking.

During the procedure the work of the laser is monitored by an eye tracker*, which tracks eye movement in seven dimensions 1,050 times per second. This ensures that the laser beam lands on your eye exactly on the right spot. This means that you do not need to worry about moving your eyes involuntarily – the laser will always hit the mark.

You will be completely awake during the laser procedure and the eye surgeon talks to you, constantly informing you of what is going on during the procedure. We have made the procedure so convenient that most patients have refused sedatives. If you still feel that you need a sedative, ask our staff to provide it to you on the day of the procedure. We strongly ask you to refrain from using any sedatives or painkillers independently without notifying the clinic staff.

You need to use certain eye drops and medication during your recovery from the laser procedure. KSA Vision Clinic provides you with all the necessary eye drops and medication. The clinic also gives you high-quality sunglasses aſter the procedure.

During the active recovery period, you can contact KSA Vision Clinic by calling on a special 24/7 helpline (+372) 5626 1212.

* Read more about the equipment used at KSA Vision Clinic in the chapter ‘Good to know’.