3 Amazing Benefits from Refractive Surgery

Currently, with advanced technology and safe mechanism for eyes, myopia surgery methods (Phakic, ReLEx SMILE, Femtosecond Lasik, SBK Lasik) bring stable and outstanding visual quality to patients. Myopia surgery can change a patient’s life for the better.

Prima Saigon Eye Hospital: Refractive Surgery can support learning, working faster and more conveniently

Here are 3 great benefits that patients can experience when owning free eyes, regardless of glasses or contact lenses.

Support learning, working faster and more conveniently

When patients can see things clearly without glasses or contact lenses, they are free to do things without any barriers.

For students, a free eye will help them to see clearly all the information on the presentation that the teacher wants to convey; support them to be comfortable in physical activities; more confident when communicating with friends and teachers.

Prima Saigon Eye Hospital: Refractive surgery will bring comfort and confidence to students

Refractive surgery will bring comfort and confidence to students

For working people, a bright eye will help limit dry eyes and irritation caused by contact lenses; eliminate headaches, temple pain caused by wearing glasses for many hours. In particular, with some specific professions such as athletes, military, police, pilots, flight attendants, actors, singers, surgery is considered necessary to meet the eligibility requirements for entry the industry or more convenient in work and daily life.

• Nearsightedness surgery helps people to get rid of the pain of the temples and bridge of the nose caused by glasses
• Reduce the risk of eye diseases when wearing contact lenses and frames

For framed glasses, glasses can drift off the nose while wearing, or be scratched, wrong myopia. All of these problems can lead to accommodation fatigue and even increased nearsightedness.

Prima Saigon Eye Hospital: Nearsightedness surgery helps people to get rid of the pain of the temples and bridge of the nose caused by glasses

Patients can increase myopia if they use glasses incorrectly

For contact lenses, this is the daily choice of many people to eliminate the inconveniences of daily life and be more confident in their appearance. However, this is only a temporary solution, not to mention that wearing contact lenses daily has potential risks such as dry eyes, irritation, red eyes, itchy eyes, infections, corneal scratches, …

Prima Saigon Eye HospitaL: Patients can increase myopia if they use glasses incorrectly

Using contact lenses has many potential risks affecting vision

Therefore, medical professionals often do not recommend patients to use contact lenses for a long time. Instead, patients should consider nearsightedness surgery to save time, costs as well as protect their own eye health.

Prima Saigon Eye Hospital: Using contact lenses has many potential risks affecting vision

Save money on wearing contact lenses or framed glasses

Prima Saigon Eye Hospital: In the long run, patients can save quite a lot of money if they perform myopia surgery

When comparing the cost of wearing contact lenses with myopia surgery, patients will discover that nearsightedness surgery is not too expensive:

• Within ~3 years, the cost of using contact lenses is equivalent to SBK Lasik surgery.
• Within ~5 years, the cost of using contact lenses is comparable to that of Femtosecond Lasik surgery.
• Within ~6 years, the cost of using contact lenses is comparable to ReLEx SMILE surgery.
• Within ~12 years, the cost of using contact lenses is comparable to Phakic surgery.

For glasses frames, we can compare the relative cost as follows:

1. SBK Lasik surgery is equivalent to 40 pairs of framed glasses.
2. Femtosecond Lasik surgery is equivalent to 63 pairs of framed glasses.
3. ReLEx SMILE surgery is equivalent to 76 pairs of framed glasses.
4. Phakic surgery is equivalent to 150 pairs of glasses.

In the long run, patients can save quite a lot of money if they perform myopia surgery

Above are the benefits that patients will get after performing myopia surgery. Depending on the patient’s needs and desires, make the decision for yourself. Patients should choose a reputable ophthalmology facility for a thorough examination and surgery.