smile action The first smile operation was performed in 2006 to treat myopia... The German Zeiss company designed a special femtosecond laser device called Visumax to perform this operation... More than ten million smile operations have been performed in the world, and the smile operation has been licensed by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... Smile** - Age: Smile surgery is usually performed from the age of 18, and this operation can be performed until the age of 50 to 55. From about 1 to about 9 numbers can be corrected by smile surgery.... - Astigmatism up to five numbers can be corrected by smile surgery.... - In some systemic diseases such as diabetes and autoimmune diseases, consider the possibility of disease control and autoimmune diseases. should be in Did you comment? - Care must be taken in choosing an ophthalmologist... Cornea specialist colleagues have the most knowledge and experience in the field of correction of refractive errors, especially in complex cases... Consider a clinic.... - Examination with pupil dilating drops is an important part of examinations before smile surgery.... After putting this drop, please, optically and driving for 6 hours near vision problems... and ophthalmology records, corneal imaging images, previous glasses and a list of accompanying ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic medications You.... ### **Examination before smile surgery** In the pre-operative examination of a person who has come to remove glasses and perform a smile, detailed and complete examinations must be done. It can be said that this step is the most important step to achieve an excellent result in the follow-up of the smile procedure. At first, a detailed history of the person's health or the presence of eye diseases is asked. The use of drugs or oral drops is questioned. Be sure to tell the treating doctor... family history of keratoconus is also an important point that the doctor will ask you (according to your age, symptoms... sports, artistic activities, etc.) to make a better decision for the operation... ### **eye examination and corneal images** First, the number of a person's glasses is measured by a computerized device.... Then, the most appropriate number of glasses is checked for the person to get the best vision... the patient's far and near vision is taken with and without glasses.... an ophthalmological examination is performed with a slit lamp device, which is a type of microscope for a detailed examination of the eyes.... then it is possible to perform a corneal image... this goal, but the purpose of doing them is the same: checking the optical power and changes in the curvature of the cornea as well as the thickness of the cornea... Refractive surgery should be avoided.. Is it present or not? For this purpose, it is possible and in some cases, several devices should be used to repeat this image. The operation... The pressure inside the eye is also measured. There is correction of refraction and refraction... In some cases, drug treatment may be needed before surgery.. Prohibition of alternative treatments such as intraocular lens implantation is suggested.. According to the conditions, expectations and requests of the individual, as well as examinations and corneal images, the benefits of PRK, LASIK, and Smile methods are explained.. Finally, with the consultation of the doctor, he chooses the best type of operation for the patient.. Myopia or astigmatism... ### ** Advantages of the method Smile The smile operation is the newest and most modern method of correcting myopia and astigmatism... The most important advantage of the smile operation is the very short recovery period of this operation. Femto LASIK will reach its final limit with a little delay of your vision... Of course, the vision improvement in the smile procedure is faster than the LASIK procedure (PRK).. There is a possibility that the number of glasses will return a few months or a few years after the operation, but this probability is low... It should be noted that in a person who, for example, has myopia number 5, this does not mean that the entire number of the person, which is 5, will be returned, but usually this number is small and it can be corrected again... it is reduced by careful selection of the patient and the operation technique... they have, the possibility of returning the glasses number is less... ### **The most important complication after smile surgery** The most important postoperative complication is corneal infection, which usually occurs in the first 7-10 days.... This complication is rare and can be prevented by following the postoperative care.... In the first week, there is a possibility of inflammation at the place of the smile incision, which can be treated with drops and is nothing to worry about... ### **Care after the smile** After the smile operation, you will be prescribed antibiotic drops to prevent infection, crown drops to control eye inflammation, and artificial tear drops to treat post-operative dryness.. There should be at least 5 minutes between the drops.. There is no need to use the drops while sleeping. Call your doctor.. these symptoms may be related to eye infection or inflammation and can be treated quickly.. take a bath the night before surgery.... do not make up on the day of surgery.... do not be hungry and eat light food.... show up at the clinic at the scheduled time and bring your file with you.... the doctor may prescribe you a sedative that you should take one hour before surgery... The smile operation for both eyes takes approximately ten to 15 minutes.... this operation does not require hospitalization and injection drugs... this operation will be easy for you and don't worry... if you cooperate well and pay attention to the doctor's instructions, your operation will be easier and more convenient... you will wear clean clothes in the operating room... you will be given an anesthetic drop and the area around your eyes will be disinfected with betadine... in the operating room you must be careful not to touch the area around your eyes to your ears and Then don't touch around the eyes... and the cloth around the eyes will be attached.... Your eyes will be kept open by a device called a speculum....so don't worry about closing your eyes during the operation....remember not to close your eyes voluntarily and with pressure....then your eyes will be washed....you must stare directly at the flashing green light of the machine and avoid moving your eyes around....then the machine will come into contact with the surface of the machine while caring for your eyes....it will cut the thickness of the corneal tissue according to the number of defects Refractive .... this thick cut is removed from the cornea .... then the next eye is treated in the same way .... after giving the necessary explanations and the required drugs, you are discharged ....

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