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Latest Developments in Cataract Surgery
For a long time cataract surgery has been performed with a method called “phacoemulsification”. The eye is entered with the tip of the phacoemulsification device, called the “probe”, and the cataractous lens is broken up and…
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Laser Treatment for Difficulty Seeing Near
After the age of forty, difficulty seeing near — “presbyopia” — can be corrected with laser. This procedure is called presby-LASIK (Global Optimum LASIK).
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Personalised Laser Treatment
If you see fully with glasses, your night vision is good and you have no complaints about the quality of your vision, you do not need personalised treatment;
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Multifocal Intraocular Lenses in Cataract Surgery
Cataract is the lens inside the eye losing its transparency. Cataract can only be treated with surgery, which today is performed with a technique called “phacoemulsification”.
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UV-Filtering Intraocular Lenses in Cataract Surgery
In the normal ageing process, the lens of the eye takes on a yellowish colour, which allows it to filter blue light — the highest-energy part of visible light.
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Corneal Transplantation Today
Corneal transplantation is the replacement of the eye’s non-functioning cornea (the clear front layer) with a healthy cornea.
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Intracorneal Ring Treatment in Keratoconus
Keratoconus is an eye disease in which the cornea (the clear layer of the eye) is thinner and more cone-shaped than normal. In recent years this disease has been treated with intracorneal rings (INTACS).
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RevitalVision (NeuroVision) Vision Exercises
RevitalVision treatment trains the nerve cells in the brain with vision exercises. In the training sessions, patterns with small differences in position, size and contrast are shown.
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Blade or Bladeless LASIK?
LASIK, the laser treatment of refractive errors, is very widely performed. During LASIK, a flap is lifted from the cornea (the clear front layer of the eye) and laser is applied under this…
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Multifocal Contact Lenses
Multifocal contact lenses are an ideal alternative for people over 40 with difficulty seeing near (presbyopia).
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There Are 15 Schools for the Blind in Türkiye
Based on the World Health Organization’s estimates of the number of people with disabilities in developing countries, there are thought to be 7.5 million people with disabilities in Türkiye.
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People with Only One Eye Can Now Get a Driving Licence
The “Regulation on the health requirements for and examinations of driving licence candidates and drivers” has changed.
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