CAN EYES WITH NEARSIGHTEDNESS AND ASTIGMATISM BE OPERATED?

Near-sightedness and astigmatism are both common refractive errors, and many people have both, causing inconvenience in vision and daily activities. Therefore, a safe and definitive treatment solution for eyes with both near-sightedness and astigmatism is of interest to many people. With the development of technology, current refractive surgery methods have a high success rate and bring good visual quality to patients. So can current surgical methods treat both near-sightedness and astigmatism at the same time? Let's find out detailed information with Japan International Eye Hospital in the following article.

Many patients with nearsightedness and astigmatism seek safe and permanent treatment solutions

What will images look like if they are both nearsighted and astigmatic?

Nearsightedness is a condition in which the cornea is too curved or the eyeball axis is longer than normal, causing the convergence point of light rays to be in front of the retina. When suffering from nearsightedness, the patient will see clearly at close range, but see blurry images at long range.

Vision of people with nearsightedness

Astigmatism is a condition in which the cornea has an irregular spherical shape, causing the convergence point of light rays to be in many places on the retina. When suffering from astigmatism, the patient will see distorted images and have difficulty seeing details of objects.

Vision of people with astigmatism

Myopia and astigmatism are two different refractive errors, but they both cause the patient to have impaired vision and other symptoms such as eye pain, dry eyes, headaches, and watery eyes.

Can eyes with both myopia and astigmatism be operated on?

Currently advanced surgical methods can completely treat eyes with both myopia and astigmatism if the patient meets all the conditions. Patients can refer to the 4 safe and popular methods below:

• Phakic surgery is a solution to place an intraocular lens behind the iris and in front of the lens to eliminate refractive errors, without affecting the patient's corneal structure. The advantage of this method is that it has a wide treatment spectrum (30 degrees of myopia, 15 degrees of hyperopia, 10 degrees of astigmatism), does not erode the cornea, does not cause dry eyes, provides full HD visual quality, and combines UV protection with ICL glasses.
• ReLEx SMILE surgery is a method to eliminate up to 10 degrees of nearsightedness and 3 degrees of astigmatism by removing the stroma, applying the most advanced Femtosecond Laser technology today. The advantage of this method is that it is minimally invasive with a small incision of only 2mm, minimizing post-operative complications such as dry eyes, infection, and corneal flap flipping.
• Femtosecond Lasik surgery is a surgical method that uses Femtosecond Laser to create a corneal flap and uses Excimer Laser to project multiple points onto the inner corneal stroma to treat up to 12 degrees of nearsightedness, 6 degrees of astigmatism, and 6 degrees of farsightedness. The advantage of this method is that the surgery time is quick (only 1.3 seconds for 1 degree of refraction), the laser cut is precise and follows the physiological curve of the eyeball, and the recovery time is quick. SBK Lasik surgery is a method that uses the Moria SBK knife to create a corneal flap and a multi-point Excimer Laser to change the corneal structure, thereby eliminating the refractive error on the eye, with a treatment spectrum of up to 12 degrees of nearsightedness, 6 degrees of astigmatism, and 6 degrees of farsightedness. The advantage of this method is that it has been proven to be effective for many years and has a reasonable cost.

To find the most suitable method for yourself, the patient needs to be examined in depth before surgery and receive advice from an ophthalmologist.

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Conditions for eye surgery for both nearsightedness and astigmatism

• Patients aged 18 years or older.
• Stable refraction (no increase of more than 0.75 degrees in 6 months).
• Intraocular pressure is within acceptable conditions.
• Normal corneal structure, no acute or chronic eye diseases (infection, keratoconus, corneal scars, ...).
• Meet the corneal thickness requirements if performing laser surgery.
• Meet the anterior chamber depth (over 3mm) and anterior chamber angle (over Grade III) if performing Phakic surgery.
• Not pregnant or within 6 months after giving birth.

Invested and managed by Paris Miki Holdings Group, Japan International Eye Hospital is a pioneer in myopia surgery services according to Japanese standards, successfully treating more than 20,000 myopia patients, achieving some impressive achievements such as leading the number of Phakic surgeries in Vietnam, leading the number of Phakic ICL surgeries in Southeast Asia and Australia, receiving the Vietnam SMILE Ambassador 2024 award. Japan International Eye Hospital owns a strict examination - surgery - re-examination process according to Japanese standards, leading surgeon - Dr. Vu Anh Tuan has nearly 30 years of experience and has successfully performed more than 50,000 eye surgeries, a modern machinery system, comprehensive care services with private nurses, and an electronic medical record system to help reduce waiting time.

Myopia and astigmatism can be completely surgically improved to improve vision, thanks to advanced laser surgery methods (ReLEx SMILE, Femtosecond Lasik, SBK Lasik) or Phakic intraocular lens placement. If there is a need to treat nearsightedness or astigmatism, patients should go to reputable ophthalmology hospitals for in-depth examination and advice from doctors. With careful preparation and support from medical experts, patients can be completely confident in achieving clear vision and improving their quality of life after surgery.