Description
SMILE eye surgery is another laser procedure that corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. Primary Eye Care Associates is currently Illinois' only eye care clinic to offer this technologically advanced procedure. Dr. Steven Chander may recommend this procedure for patients suffering from dry eyes, as it has a lower risk of post-operative dryness than LASIK and PRK.
View transcript
1
00:00:13.360 --> 00:00:15.640
Along the lines of different
types of laser.
2
00:00:15.670 --> 00:00:18.600
There is another laser now called Smile,
3
00:00:18.630 --> 00:00:22.460
which is an acronym
for Small Incision Laser.
4
00:00:22.490 --> 00:00:24.620
And this is a procedure in which,
5
00:00:24.650 --> 00:00:28.300
rather than creating a 12 millimeter
incision into the cornea,
6
00:00:28.330 --> 00:00:32.100
about a 1.8 millimeter incision
is made into the cornea.
7
00:00:32.130 --> 00:00:37.200
And this procedure differs from PRK
and LASIK in terms of the fact that there
8
00:00:37.230 --> 00:00:41.060
isn't a flap that could
potentially get dislodged.
9
00:00:41.090 --> 00:00:44.320
It also helps patients who have
dryness of their eyes.
10
00:00:44.350 --> 00:00:49.220
There's less issues with post-operative
dryness when we use the Smile technique.
11
00:00:49.250 --> 00:00:52.260
We also provide the latest in terms
of the technology
12
00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:55.280
where the only clinic
in the state of Illinois at this time
13
00:00:55.310 --> 00:00:58.240
to offer a Smile procedure
for laser eye surgery.
