No Touch Laser Eye Surgery

No Touch Laser eye surgery is the term coined by one clinic that refers to the procedure of photorefractive keratectomy or PRK where a laser is used to remove epithelium at the surface. PRK is a procedure that makes of use of anesthetic drops to the surface of the eye before the epithelial cells, which are the surface cells are, brushed off by a surgeon. The surgeon does this with either a brush or the excimer laser. During the procedure itself, the patient is made to stare at a fixation light. In this No Touch laser eye surgery, the laser removes tissue and molds the "stromal" layer underneath

Patients report to having blurry vision for the first three or five days because the epithelium cells were removed. A patient wears a bandage contact lens for three days until the epithelial cells cover the wound. Patients can expect recovery after a week about a week after the lens is removed. To maintain the visual recovery, steroid eye drops are used by the patient for at least three months. The No Touch procedure treats mild to moderate astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness.

PRK is not patented. PRK is an alternative to Lasik stands for Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis. Lasik is one kind of refractive laser eye surgery performed by eye doctors to treat eye conditions such as hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism. Many patients found they prefer Lasik to PRK because recovery takes less time for Lasik than for PRK and it is less painful. Many patients would rather go through this procedure than to wear contact lenses or glasses. There are some instances though, when PRK is more suitable for a patient than Lasik.

In the No Touch procedure, no cutting happens, thus the name. No instruments touch the eye. What usually happens is that the patient stays at the clinic for about an hour and a half. After a thorough reexamination and consultations with your eye specialist where every step of the procedure will be properly explain, the patient is fitted with a device that will prevent him from blinking. No other instruments are needed. Procedure takes less than 5 minutes per eye.

The No Touch procedure is just a variant of the PRK and Lasik surgery. As with any other procedure, it is essential to go over the steps with your doctor to find out as much as information as you want or as much information as you would need to put your mind at ease and help you make more informed decisions.

Dr. Frank Thomnpson would like to offer you CRITICAL information regarding:

Lasik laser eye surgery
Corrective eye surgery problems
Cons of lasik eye surgery

The above information is a MUST READ and is CRITICAL to help you make an informed decision on your surgery.