If you no longer wish to wear contacts or glasses, there are a number of solutions available, depending on your age, correction and eye health. Here are the main options:
1. Refractive surgery (Laser)
Laser surgery can permanently correct vision and eliminate the need for glasses and contact lenses. Several techniques are available:
✅ LASIK Myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism are corrected by the most common, quick and painless procedure. Recovery is rapid.
✅ PKR recommended for thin corneas, offers a similar result to LASIK but with slower recovery.
✅ SMILE a more recent technique, without cutting the corneal flap, reducing the risk of dry eye.
📌 Conditions Must be over 20, have had stable correction for at least 1 year, and have a sufficiently thick cornea.
2. Intraocular implants
If laser treatment is not possible (strong correction, cornea too thin), implants may be considered:
✅ Phakic implants addition of a lens inside the eye without removing the crystalline lens, reversible and recommended for young patients.
✅ Lens implant (clear lens surgery) replaces the natural crystalline lens with an artificial one, often recommended after age 45.
📌 Advantage Definitive correction, suitable for severe myopia or hyperopia.
3. Orthokeratology (night lenses)
A non-surgical technique that involves wearing special special rigid lenses at night to temporarily reshape the cornea and see clearly without glasses or contacts during the day.
📌 Ideal for Moderate myopes and those not wishing to undergo surgery.
Which solution to choose?
🔹 Laser (LASIK, PKR, SMILE) → If you have a suitable cornea and stable correction.
🔹 Intraocular implants → If your correction is very strong or if laser is not possible.
🔹 Orthokeratology → If you wish to avoid surgery.
💡 An ophthalmological check-up is essential to determine the best option for you.