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DRIVING LICENSE REPORT

Yes, Istanbul Göz Hastanesi gives a driver's license. Contact our call center for information and appointments.

EXCIMER LASER & LASIK

Many patients may feel slight discomfort after LASIK and are recommended to sleep to help the recovery process. One day after LASIK, many patients can easily begin normal daily activity. To help improve your eyes, a few simple restrictions may be suggested:

  • Do not scratch your eyes for up to 3 weeks,
  • Do not put on eyelid for 2 weeks,
  • Do not enter the pool, sea and spa for 1 week,
  • If you are doing sports, you can use your eye protection caps to protect your eyes.
More information on the Eximer Laser can be found here.
Patients' eyes are anesthetized with anesthetic droplets in all refractive operations. The surgeons place the lid opener on the upper and lower lids, eliminating blinking. The patient is prompted to look at the flashing red light because the laser beam is not visible. You notice the laser only with the sound.
As your eyes are totally senseless during the treatment, you will be very comfortable. As LASIK requires a short recovery process, the discomfort barely occurs. Many patients tell us that they feel fatigue and slight dryness in their eyes after the treatment.
LASIK can be performed at the same time in many patients for rapid visual recovery.
Having healthy corneas and being over 18 years old are the most important criteria in LASIK treatment. If your eyewear is changing dramatically in recent years, you may not be the right candidate for LASIK if it involves medical treatment. You can contact ISTANBUL GÖZ HASTANESİ “LASIK” unit at 444 44 34.
Patients need a control of day 1 and month 1.
Soft contact lenses should be abandoned 1 week before treatment, whereas hard or hard gas permeable lenses should be abandoned 4 weeks ago.
No. A driver should be designated on the day of surgery. Many patients can drive after one day.
If you are interested in refractive surgery, your second step should be to contact your ophthalmologist to discuss whether you are compliance to this treatment.

When you start researching for LASIK surgery, just like so many things, you should remember what you pay for what you get. At extremely low prices, usually the quality is low in some units. The price given in most cases will not match what you have been invoiced. Low price means high volume. Discount centers are built to earn money. Low price requires economic reduction for team, tool and many other important points.

The ophthalmologists of İSTANBUL GÖZ HASTANESİ represent leadership in quality eye treatment. Each individual is treated as a one-to-one interview, pre- and post-operational inspection, as a single candidate. There is no high cost for the surgical initiative being applied to you. Initial testing and post-surgical care and any subsequent treatment required are valid for one year. Your comfort and safety is our top priority.

EYE PRESSURE (GLAUCOMA)

Glaucoma is an eye disease where internal pressure of the eye increases enough to cause visual irritation. This pressure is the result of in-eye fluid circulation malfunction. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness.

Although glaucoma is frequently seen in patients over 40 years of age, it can rarely be seen in infants. It has a family transition. With increasing age , the risk of glaucoma increases. The most important risk factors are as follows.

  • Age
  • Myopia
  • Family history of glaucoma
  • Previous eye injuries
Eye fluid (humor aqueous) is produced in the eye and drains to the anterior chamber just behind where the eye's flux meets the transparent cornea. If this angle becomes narrower or clogged, the flow is disturbed. Pressure increases as eye fluid continues to be produced.
The visual nerve transmits vision information to the brain. Glaucoma irritating the vision fiber causes blind spots to occur. The visual limit is only realized when it is significantly impaired. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment is important. When left untreated, glaucoma may impair vision. Increased intraocular pressure can cause narrowing of the blood vessels that feed the visual layer of the eye. As a result of decreased blood supply, the vision of the nerve cells is destroyed and the loss of vision results in a loss of vision. As the disease progresses, more nerve cells die and the field of vision becomes narrower. If not controlled, this can cause full blindness.
Usually you cannot find out by yourself. In most cases, progress occurs over months or even years. Many cases do not show symptoms. Before you realize it, your vision slowly disappears. Some people have weak symptoms. The symptoms of progressive eye-pressure include difficulty of viewing in dark places, poor visibility and blurred vision. There may also be headache, eye pain, and watering around the light.
With a device called tonometer, your eye pressure is measured easily and painlessly. Your physician will also examine the optic nerve by checking the back of the eye. A visual field examination is also required to assess the visual optic nerve function. There are also examinations that review the thickness of the visual nerve plate.
Glaucoma is usually treated with eye drops. If it is decided that medication does not protect the optic nerve, Eye Tension Surgery (glaucoma surgery) should be performed immediately.
Unfortunately, vision loss due to glaucoma is permanent and does not return. Regular eye inspection is therefore very important.
No, but early detection and treatment is the best way to reduce visual nerve damage and loss of vision. If you have a history of glaucoma in your family, you should be examined every year.

CATARACT (FAKO)

Cataract is usually not visible with the naked eye. An ophthalmologist examines the pupil with a special microscope to determine if a cataract is present.
The colored part of the eye is the loss of transparency of the lens, which is a formation behind the iris. Like the lens in a camera, the lens of the eye breaks the light beams, so that the image focuses on the retina If the lens begins to concentrate, the vision decreases. In addition to blurred vision, the other symptoms of cataract are flare, ghost images and decreased vision in very light or too dark.

In developed countries such as the United States, cataracts usually occur due to age. Other factors affecting cataract formation include genetics, prolonged use of steroid drops, or previous eye surgery, injury, or inflammation. Secondary occurrence of cataracts may sometimes be due to cumulative lifetime ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. However, it has not been stated that the use of eyeglasses that block ultraviolet prevents or slows down cataracts. (On the other hand, there is no evidence that the use of eye glasses that block ultraviolet is harmful).

There are no glass, medication, exercise or abstinence which prevents or slows cataracts.

The timing of cataract surgery is widely vary according to the vision needs of the individual. For a person who needs a good view from a professional perspective (for example, pilot), cataract surgery is carried out at an earlier stage than an older person who does not drive too much or read too much. Cataract surgery can be performed when vision decreases to a level that prevents daily or professional needs, and when the ophthalmologist decides that cataract surgery will increase vision adequately. It is not advisable to operate it in very early stages, nor is it appropriate to wait for the cataract to "mature" up to further degrees. On the other hand, if the person does not want to be undergone operation, delaying the operation on another date is often does not harm the eye.
Although vision is very diminished in advanced cataracts, the vision is restored after the cataract surgeries are implemented.
After the cataract has been surgically taken, the natural lens to focus in the eye is no longer available. This focus is achieved by placing a plastic implant known as an intraocular lens. Sometimes such an implant is not placed. In this case, the vision is corrected with contact lenses or thick glasses. If intraocular lens cannot be implanted rarely during cataract surgery, it can be implanted with a second surgical procedure at a later date.
Your surgeon will perform a simple, painless test called Ultrasound or A-scan, which measures the size of the eye and determines the refractive power of the implant.
After cataract surgery, it is not possible to determine the exact and final eyeglass prescription of the eye until the eye is completely healed. Lens implantation provides 80 to 90% of the eye's refraction, so post-op vision without glasses is often quite good. For best achievable vision, optical correction is often required with glasses of average thickness. Bifocal eyeglasses are usually required to provide clear vision for distant vision and reading. The prescription of glasses is written six to eight weeks after the operation.
A complete eye examination is performed. Your ophthalmologist will inform you about the surgery and answer any questions you may have. If you want to have surgery, an operation date is determined and an ultrasound test is given for the day. You will be asked to have a check up to your internal physician or family doctor, or you will be asked for the results of an upcoming visit. We may also request an EKG and simple laboratory tests from our elderly patients. The night before surgery, you will be requested not to eat or drink anything from midnight. It is useful to rest and sleep well before surgery.
Surgery is normally performed with drop anesthesia. An anesthetist will give intravenous light sedation in order to make you feel more relaxed and comfortable.
98% of cataract surgery is performed on an outpatient basis. All procedures are completed in about two hours from the entrance to the hospital.
You will be slightly dizzy for 24 hours after the effect of sedation. Therefore, it is appropriate to ask a relative or friend to accompany you during the discharge and at home on the day of surgery. Most patients feel no pain. If any discomfort occurs, it is usually mild and can be controlled with painkillers. In the first days after surgery, there will often be stinging and sensitivity. Your vision may be blurred for a few weeks after surgery, and then it will increase continuously.
If there is no other factor that decreases vision, the probability of vision increase after cataract surgery is between 90 and 99%.
You can do light activities immediately. There are no restrictions on reading, watching television, sleeping, walking and eating. After the first day, you can do moderate activities that do not force the body. After the sixth week, you can return to your active life.
It depends on the type of work. If it is primarily a desk job, you can start working 3-5 days after surgery. For heavier jobs a few weeks should be waited.
Do not rub your eyes, do not move suddenly, be careful not to get hit.
You should come to check on the first and third days.
You can go into the sea fifteen days after the surgery.
Fifteen days after the surgery, you can go to the spa.
One day after surgery, you can open your eyes.
After a month you will need to visit the paid glasses examination.
The medications you will take for about three weeks will be prescribed and explained by your physician.

CONTACT LENS

  • Shows objects in their actual size.
  • Provides better and wider field of view.
  • Does not fog.
  • Allows comfortable, unrestricted sports and activities.
If you have expired your lenses (monthly or yearly), the lens will not be well sighted, as the optical arrangement of the lenses has deteriorated. If you are in developmental age, your eyes may increase in number. The lens itself may have a condition that distorts the lens' structure, such as substance, protein accumulation.
The layer on which the lens is placed is supplied from oxygen in the air. The use of a lens prevents the passage of some oxygen into the eyes. During daylight hours, the lens will be left in the eye overnight, as it will receive less oxygen due to the closed caps, leaving the lens free from irritation or redness from the eyes soon after.
You should ensure the mobility of the lens by applying a drop of anti-seize and moisturizing solution recommended by your physician, then remove it.
Remove your lenses. If your complaints wear off, check your lenses for damage, dirt and foreign objects. In such a case, insert a new lens by removing this lens. If you still have problems with the new lens, remove the lens and consult your physician.
A well-applied lens should not move too much in the eye nor be completely immobilized. There may be an application error. Consult your doctor.
Today, contact lenses are extremely soft, thin and flexible - more importantly, they can retain their moisture. Contact lens material and design allows the lens to perfectly match your eye. In fact, the convenience of your contact lenses makes you feel like you do not have any contact lenses in your eyes.
Contact lenses themselves do not constitute infection. A dirty contact that starts infections is germs on the surface of the lens. Failure to observe proper hygiene or not using the lens in the proper conditions may result in such problems. You follow your ophthalmologist's instructions and maintain your lenses regularly so you can continue to enjoy the comfort of using the lens without any disruption.
Contact lens materials are biologically compatible, they are manufactured in a design to match the shape of your eye for maximum comfort.
For healthy eyes, a certain amount of oxygen must reach the corneas in the front window of the eye. Therefore, oxygen in the air must pass through your contact lenses, which can be best met thanks to the materials made in your contact lenses.
No, a contact lens cannot be stuck behind the eye. The contact lens may only be in the anterior part of the eye or under the eye cover if it is displaced.
Thanks to their modern design, it is almost impossible for soft contact lenses to fall from the eye if placed properly. That is why you can do all kinds of sports when using a contact lens. The position of the contact lens on the eye depends on the diameter of the lens. While “Hard” contact lenses tend to be more prone to movement because of their smaller diameter, it is not possible the soft contact lenses fall from the eye. This can occur rarely as a result of excessive rubbing of the eye.
The best way to clean and remove your lenses is to rub the lenses and leave them in the solution overnight. Beside, always follow the instructions on the contact lens care solution.
Yes, you can! All you have to do is perform the operations in the appropriate order: Wear the contact lenses before making up and remove them before you clean your make up. Also, when using spraying agents such as hairspray, make sure you keep your eyes closed at all times to prevent the spray from sticking on your lenses.
Colored contact lenses are numbered and non-numbered. Even without a number, colored contact lenses fall into the medical devices category, so an eye doctor should be applied and prescribed.
This is not true. In fact, there are many differences between contact lenses - different designs, different materials. Also, contact lenses have life cycle. Contact lenses used throughout the day differ as contact lenses that can also be fitted while sleeping during the night and daily disposable contact lenses that are replaced every day.
Contact lenses fit directly onto the corneal so they fix directly above the eye and not 1 to 2 cm away from the eye like in the eyeglasses. Contact lenses therefore provide better visibility than the eyeglasses.
There is no age limit for contact lens use, and children can use a lens like an adult. Researches shows that children with eye defects have the skills and sensitivity necessary to use and maintain contact lenses from 8 years of age. People of all ages can benefit from the benefits of a contact lens. A large number of old people use contact lenses that correct near and far vision at the same time.
When reading, the need for reading glasses is referred to as presbyopia. There are different methods for correcting presbyopia with contact lenses. One is a technique called a “ monovision”. In this technique, your ophthalmologist will use different lenses in both eyes to correct your vision. In addition, there are special contact lenses for presbiopic patients called "biocal" or "multiple".
Astigmatism is no longer a barrier to contact lenses, and you can enjoy all the freedom that contact lenses provide.