New laser refractive treatment

JUST about six years ago, patients who wanted to correct their eyesight with laser refractive treatment had only two procedures to choose from.

The first generation laser treatment was Surface Ablation (or PRK, for photorefractive keratectomy) and the second, Lasik, which stands for Laser-Assisted in-Situ Keratomileusis.

Now, the latest laser refractive eye treatment, ReLEx-Smile (small incision lenticule extraction), is available in Singapore. It takes the best of the two procedures and is less invasive.

First, a brief overview of the two earlier treatments: In PRK, where the surface of the cor…