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How does laser eye surgery work?

With laser eye surgery, a laser corrects your refractive error. The higher your prescription, the more the shape of your cornea needs to be adjusted. With laser eye surgery, nearsightedness , farsightedness and a cylinder deviation can be corrected.

Laser eye surgery always takes place in two steps, regardless of the technique chosen:

  1. Reaching the correct layer in the cornea.
  2. Removal of tissue to correct strength.

The laser evaporates tiny layers of tissue or loosens a layer, which makes the cornea flatter or more curved. This gives your cornea the right shape and the light falls perfectly on your retina again, resulting in sharp vision. Every eye laser treatment focuses exclusively on the front of the cornea. The lower 2/3 of the cornea remains completely intact and is not touched by the laser.