RELEX SMILE SURGERY'S EXPERIENCE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

Busy with two roles - a teacher and a mother, Le Anh Dao (26 years old, Vietnam) wants to have myopia surgery to eliminate the inconveniences that glasses bring during her life. After consulting and performing an in-depth eye examination at the Japan International Eye Hospital, she decided to have ReLEx SMILE surgery in June 2022. After 1 year of having free eyes, the young teacher shared about her nearsightedness surgery experience, current vision results as well as positive changes in work and life.

Reasons for deciding on myopia surgery

As both a teacher and a mother, the busy cycle of work and life requires Anh Dao to always be flexible in every situation. However, her glasses have many times become an annoying obstacle, hindering her in the process of teaching at school and taking care of her family.

Her job as a teacher requires Anh Dao to read documents for long periods of time. Wearing glasses often leads to eye strain and temple pain. Regarding family life, after giving birth, she also encountered many difficulties in taking care of her child.

“I think anyone who is a mother will understand. When your child is young, he will often touch his face and tear off his glasses. At that time, I felt that glasses were very cumbersome and inconvenient." - Anh Dao shared.

Even in daily activities such as driving in the rain, Anh Dao cannot see clearly everything on the road and has difficulty reacting to unexpected situations. Because of the inconveniences in work and daily life, she was determined to perform myopia surgery to eliminate the obstacles coming from glasses.

ReLEx SMILE surgery at Japan International Eye Hospital

Anh Dao has about 6 and a half degrees of nearsightedness in both eyes. After being advised on the pros and cons of each method and consulting with famous people who have had nearsighted surgery at the Japan International Eye Hospital, she decided to choose the ReLEx SMILE method.

ReLEx SMILE surgery is the most advanced laser refractive treatment solution today, bringing outstanding benefits to patients such as using underground cutting technology to save corneal tissue, minimizing side effects. After surgery, there is almost no pain, quick surgery and recovery time. Thanks to the application of advanced technology, the reoperation rate after ReLEx SMILE surgery is very low, less than 1%. After nearly 17 years of validation, ReLEx SMILE surgery has been successfully performed on more than 5 million eyes with a satisfaction rate of up to 99%.

During the examination and surgery at the Japan International Eye Hospital, Anh Dao was impressed with the professionalism and thoughtfulness of the medical staff. All of the young teacher's concerns and worries were enthusiastically answered and explained clearly by the team of doctors. The surgery process was rated by Anh Dao as "excellent", with quick time and no pain.

“I completed the surgery in just one morning. After a nap at home, I can confidently see everything clearly with new eyes. At the follow-up examination after 1 year, my vision was still 12/10.” - Anh Dao excitedly shared.

Life after removing glasses

Contrary to many people's thoughts that teachers should not have surgery, Anh Dao feels that her decision to have surgery is very wise.

Thanks to her free eyes, she is able to interact better with her students, see every small detail clearly without having to rely on glasses, and no longer has temple pain when having to use glasses for a long time. long.

In addition, Anh Dao is also more convenient in taking care of the baby, more confident about her appearance and does not waste time looking for glasses in the morning.

“After taking off my glasses, my eyes became less crazy. What makes me satisfied is that the hospital's post-operative eye care service is very close. On the day of the follow-up examination, the hospital will send a text message to your phone. When I got to the hospital, I didn't have to wait long. The examination space is always clean and the staff speaks gently and slowly. I feel really satisfied when I decided to have myopia surgery at Japan International Eye Hospital.” - Anh Dao shares her thoughts after 1 year of ReLEx SMILE surgery.

Patients at Japan International Eye Hospital share their experiences after many years of verification

People who work in education like Anh Dao often hesitate before having nearsightedness surgery due to fear that high work intensity and frequent reading materials will lead to nearsightedness. Although it accounts for a very small percentage, re-myopia after myopia surgery can still occur for a number of reasons such as performing surgery during a period of unstable refraction, choosing an inappropriate surgical method. manage or maintain unscientific eye use habits after surgery. ​This method is by using scientific eyes, adding artificial tears, wearing anti-blue light glasses when working with electronic devices and having a healthy lifestyle.

100% invested and managed by Paris Miki Holdings Group, Japan International Eye Hospital is proud to be an ophthalmology unit providing Japanese-standard myopia surgery services in Vietnam, with more than 250,000 visits, 30,000 surgeries and 99% satisfaction rate.

 Register for free in-depth eye examination before myopia surgery (every Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday) at Japan International Eye Hospital: https://jieh.vn/en/lasik-and-phakic-seminar.