COMPARISON OF LASER VISION CORRECTION

  SMILE LASIK PRESBYOND PRK
LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY Refractive Lenticule Extraction - Small Incision Lenticule Extraction Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Femtosecond Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis Photorefractive Keratectomy
A.K.A. SMILE, bladeless flapless laser refractive surgery; pocket laser refractive surgery; beyond LASIK; MILE FS-LASIK, bladeless LASIK, all-laser LASIK PRESBYOND laser blended vision, LBV LASEK, ASA, advanced surface ablation, advanced surface treatment
GENERATION 3rd Generation (bladeless, flapless) 2nd Generation (bladeless) 2nd Generation UPDATE (bladeless) 1st Generation (surface)
REFRACTIVE SUITE VisuMax 500 VisuMax 500 + MEL90 VisuMax 500 + MEL90 MEL90
LOCATION St Luke's BGC St Luke's BGC St Luke's BGC St Luke's BGC
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SOFT CONTACT LENS HOLIDAY

One week One week One week One week
COST OF SUITABILITY EXAMS
(PHILIPPINE PESOS)
       
REFRACTIVE SCREENING 5,414 5,414 5,414 5,414
DRY EYE PACKAGE 3,936 3,936 3,936 3,936
COLOR FUNDUS PHOTOS (OPTOS OR CLARUS) 1,244 1,244 1,244 1,244
OCT MACULA 5,664 5,664 5,664 5,664
OCT OPTIC NERVE 5,664 5,664 5,664 5,664
SAME-DAY SCREENING & SURGERY Possible (not recommended) Possible (not recommended) Possible (not recommended) Possible (not recommended)
LASER VISION CORRECTION SMILE LASIK PRESBYOND PRK
LVC PACKAGE 131,175 78,000 PROMO 78,000 50,960
BLADELESS Yes Yes Yes Yes
FLAPLESS Yes No No Yes
INDICATION        

MYOPIA (NEARSIGHTEDNESS)

SPHERE UP TO -11.0 D

Yes Yes Yes Yes

ASTIGMATISM

CYLINDER UP TO -5.0 D

Yes Yes Yes Yes

HYPEROPIA (FARSIGHTEDNESS)

SPHERE UP TO +3.0 D

No Yes Yes Yes
PRESBYOPIA (VISION AFTER AGE 40) No No Yes No
LASER BLENDED VISION No No Yes No
READING GLASSES AFTER AGE 40 Yes Yes No Yes
POST-OP VISITS SMILE LASIK PRESBYOND PRK
RECOMMENDED (IDEAL) Day 1; Week 1; Month 3 Day 1; Week 1; Month 3 Day 1; Week 1; Months 3 and 6 Day 1; Week 1; Month 3
REQUIRED (MINIMUM) Day 1; Week 1 Day 1, Week 1 Day 1; Week 1; Month 6 Day 1; Week 1; Month 3
LIMITED WARRANTY Included Included Included Included
EPITHELIAL ABRASION No No No 8-10 mm
CORNEAL INCISION LENGTH 4 mm 20 mm 20 mm None
BANDAGE CONTACT LENS No No No Yes
DISCOMFORT One day One day One day One week
DOWNTIME One to three days One to three days One to three days One week to one month
HAZE One day to one week No No One to three months
DRY EYE SYMPTOMS Mild, transient; three months to one year Mild, transient; three months to one year Mild, transient; three months to one year Mild, transient; three months to one year
RESTRICTION SMILE LASIK PRESBYOND PRK
LIGHT EXERCISE One week One week One week One week
SWIMMING, DIVING, HEAVY EXERCISE, CONTACT SPORTS One month One month One month One month
POST-OP MEDICATIONS at least one week at least one week at least one week One to three months
SPORTS SAFETY Yes No No Yes
NEUROADAPTATION        
DISTANCE - DAY Three days to one week One day to one week One week One week to one month
INTERMEDIATE & NEAR One week to one month One day to one week One week to one month One month to three months
DISTANCE - NIGHT One month to three months One week to one month One week to six months Three months
DISTANCE VISION OUTCOMES AT THREE MONTHS        
UCVA 20/40 almost 100% almost 100% almost 98% almost 100%
UCVA 20/20 at least 90% at least 90% at least 88% at least 90%

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