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When does a BIOPTICS operation make sense?

Various BIOPTICS eye surgeries can be combined with LASIK.

An intraocular lens implant in combination with LASIK is the most frequent procedure. This treatment concept is usually applied when the farsightedness is much greater than +4 dioptres (dpt) or the shortsightedness is much greater than -8 dpt.

BIOPTICS procedures can also be applied in cases of severe high-grade astigmatism. In a first treatment, arch-shaped incisions are set under the previously separated flap (corneal lamella) in order to reduce the significant tissue ablation through LASIK. This already significantly reduces the effects of astigmatism. In the second step of treatment, LASIK is performed. The cornea is shaped and corrected with the laser.

Dr. Beate Steinhorst advises you personally and individually regarding the possible BIOPTICS procedures available for your eyes.

BIOPTICS – use of a lens and LASIK

Step 1 - refractive surgery

In the first step, a so-called intraocular or phakic lens (implanted in addition to the body's own lenses) is inserted into the eye along with the patient's own lenses. Posterior-chamber lenses (artisan/Verisyse lenses) or anterior-chamber lenses (ICL lenses) are used, depending on the type of vision defect and the necessary position of the lens in the eye.

All of the lenses have excellent optical properties, are highly flexible and made of materials with ultimate biological tolerance. The inserted lenses are not visible to the human eye. During a counselling session with our qualified experts, the decision as to which lens is best for you is made.

The great benefits of this initial operation include the result being predictable and the ability to reverse the operation – if necessary. The second step, LASIK, is then omitted.

As in LASIK, the procedure is performed on an outpatient basis with local anaesthesia and only takes a few minutes. With refractive surgery, only one eye is operated on in one day, with the second eye being operated on several days later.

After refractive surgery, the defective vision or the visual refractive defect is already corrected to a great extent.

Step 2 - LASIK

The LASIK operation is performed in the second step. It takes place around 6 weeks to 3 months after the refractive surgery.

In the second operation, the actual LASIK, the corneal lamella (flap), which was already prepared in the first operation, is lifted. LASIK can be used to achieve fine correction of residual defective vision that may be present or to correct a previously existing astigmatism.

After LASIK, the flap is flipped back into its original position. It does not have to be stitched firmly as it draws itself back into the correct position.

The BIOPTICS combination of refractive surgery and LASIK is much gentler on the eye. The use of both procedures on one eye significantly expands the options for eyesight corrections. BIOPTICS makes our patients' dream of a life without glasses or contact lenses come true.

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