REFRACTIVE LASER
Vision disorders such as shortsightedness can often be corrected through refractive laser treatment of the cornea. We do not perform laser treatments of the cornea ourselves, but offer you an independent and objective diagnosis to determine whether this procedure might be appropriate for you.

Refractive corrections are also possible by means of lens surgery.

LASER CAPSULOTOMY
Cataract surgery may cause clouding of the posterior capsule. This can be treated by means of a Nd-YAG laser, which is used to create an opening in the posterior capsule and thereby restore visual acuity. The treatment lasts about 15 minutes and is painless. For this procedure, it is necessary to dilate the pupil substantially by means of eye drops.

RETINAL LASER SURGERY
Laser treatment can be used to seal off weak spots, holes and small tears in the retina. The argon laser used for this purpose is also deployed in the treatment of diabetic retinal diseases and vascular occlusions.

GLAUCOMA LASER

Selective laser trabeculoplasty

Open-angle glaucoma can be treated by means of selective laser trabeculoplasty. This technique relies on a laser that acts only on the colour pigments (melanin pigments) in the cells of the iridocorneal angle (where the aqueous humour is discharged), and thus leaves the other structures of the eye intact. This improves the outflow of aqueous humour and thereby reduces eye pressure.
This treatment is painless and can be repeated several times, if necessary.

YAG iridotomy

In the case of narrow-angle glaucoma, a YAG laser is used to create a small opening in the iris. This opening improves the flow of aqueous humour between the posterior and anterior sections of the eye and can thereby alleviate acute increases in eye pressure.

This treatment is performed with local anaesthetic eye drops and usually does not need to be repeated.