SBL Health Travel offers its national and international patients the opportunity to have their eye health restored in Turkey at a lower price than in the Netherlands, without a waiting list.
You receive good care with personal attention and service.
When you wake up in the morning, you open your eyes to the world with sharp, clear vision!!! No more glasses, no more lenses…. See well with your own eyes!
LASIK AND LASEK ( EYE LASER )
What is Lasik?
With the Lasik technique, a thin layer is removed from the front part of the cornea using a blade-free laser.
The Lasik technique corrects short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism of the eye. After Lasik, the prescription of your eyes stabilises quickly and the likelihood of returning to the old prescription is very low. There is no problem in treating both eyes. The patient can be discharged from hospital on the same day. Depending on the severity of your eye condition, a success rate of 90-95% can be achieved.
What is Lasek?
The Lasek technique is the excimer laser procedure that is carried out without removing the thin layer at the front of the cornea.
It is often used in cases where the structure of the cornea is not suitable for Lasik. Patients who undergo the Lasek technique can return to their daily life within 24 hours.
Excimer Laser
Laser surgery corrects short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism, which are corneal refractive errors normally corrected with glasses or lenses, so that you can see clearly and live more comfortably without them.
The suitability of your eye structure for surgery is determined on the basis of a detailed eye examination and tests carried out with the latest technological equipment.
The aim of laser treatment: to protect the patient's eye health, without having to wear glasses or lenses, for a more comfortable life.
Who is eligible?
You first receive a detailed eye examination and tests. First, attention is paid to your vision without glasses. If you wear contact lenses, soft contact lenses must be removed one week, and hard contact lenses three weeks, before the treatment.
The most beautiful moments deserve the clearest vision!!!
CATARACT SURGERY / CATARACT
A cataract is a condition caused by the loss of transparency of the clear lens in the eye, for various reasons. In 90% of cases it is related to age. Although it is seen less often, secondary cataracts can occur as a result of trauma, certain systemic diseases, eye conditions such as uveitis and certain medicines such as steroids. Congenital cataract can occur in infants because of rubella contracted earlier in the pregnancy, antiviral drugs used during pregnancy and similar causes.
Symptoms:
- Indistinct and blurred vision
- Double vision
- Difficulty perceiving colours, or faded colours
- Difficulty seeing in the evening
- Frequent changes of contact lenses or glasses
- Loss of depth perception
- Eye problems and headaches
The only treatment for a cataract is surgery. There is no treatment with medication. If the patient's vision is inadequate and the diagnosis is confirmed, a decision for surgery can be made. Waiting for the cataract to ripen is not the right decision. Because operations on mature cataracts are more difficult than others, healing times can be longer.
How can a cataract be treated?
A cataract can only be corrected by surgery. Although many surgical methods have been used in the past, the stitch-free technique of phacoemulsification has proven successful so far. This method is also known as “PHACO”.
When should cataract surgery be performed?
Nowadays, cataract surgery should only be performed when there are significant limitations to vision that interfere with daily life and social activities. Waiting until the cataract has developed so far that vision has almost completely gone is not beneficial in current cataract surgery, either for the surgeon or for the patient's wellbeing. For this reason, when a cataract begins to interfere with daily life, it should be operated on under the supervision of our specialist ophthalmologist.
Which anaesthesia method is used in cataract surgery?
Drops are usually used during the operation. Once the drops have taken effect, the eye is numb. Sometimes general anaesthesia is preferred for children or for patients who cannot receive local anaesthesia. Local anaesthesia can also be given by injection around the eye.
Can a cataract come back?
A cataract can develop only once in an eye, and once the natural lens has been removed during the operation and replaced with an artificial lens, it does not return. However, the transparency of the membrane can become cloudy over time in young people. This can cause the patient's vision to deteriorate. If vision worsens significantly in these patients, a special laser treatment (YAG laser) can restore the transparency of the membrane and the patient's previous vision.
SBL Health Travel offers its international patients the opportunity to have their eye health restored at an affordable price. The package programmes offered to our clients include the services below:
- Treatment
- VIP transfers between airport, hotel and hospital in Turkey
- Stay in a 4- or 5-star hotel
- English-, Turkish- and Dutch-speaking guide
- Examination and all necessary tests
- LASIK / LASEK / with the Wavefront method, cataract surgery, Slim lens
- Post-operative check-up and provision of necessary medication
Would you like more information about eye laser treatment, cataract surgery or one of our other treatments? Please contact us, entirely without obligation, via e-mail, our contact form or by telephone: +31 634147027
This information is general and does not replace medical advice. Every patient is assessed individually: after a detailed conversation it is determined whether a treatment is suitable for you.