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IMPLANTABLE CONTACT LENSES (ICL)
ICL is a special type of contact lens that can be implanted permanently inside the eye, (behind the pupil), to correct the vision of patients who suffers from sever short sight (up to–25.00) or long sight (up to + 12.00) that are not correctable with LASIK surgery. At the
Sharif Eye Center we are the only Eye Center in Jordan to be recognized by “Staar Technologies”, the manufacturers of ICL in Switzerland, to be experienced and qualified to provide this technology for our patients.
The ICL procedure takes only 10 minutes per eye and the visual recovery is rapid. We offer this technology to our patients who have very high short sight, (over minus 12) or high long sight (over plus 5). It is also offered to patients for whom LASIK could not be performed due to lack of good corneal thickness ( Cornea that is too thin ).
INTRA CORNEAL RINGS (INTACS)
IINTACS are micro-thin transparent synthetic rings that can be implanted into the cornea to correct vision. The implanting procedure takes only 5 minutes per eye and can be done with topical anesthesia at the Sharif Eye Center
This service is provided for two groups of patients:
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Short sighted patients whose degree could not be treated completely by LASIK due to lack of enough corneal thickness. For example, if the patient has minus 13 degrees of short sight and his corneal thickness allows only 10 degrees to be treated by LASIK, then the remaining 3 degrees can be corrected by implanting the rings (INTACS) .
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For improving the vision of KERATOCONUS patients, which is a degenerative disease that affects the cornea leading to thinning and protrusion (usually in both eyes) may lead to a very high degree of astigmatism that may be corrected using rigid contact lenses. If the patient becomes intolerant to contact lens wear, then INTACS can be used to decrease the abnormal cone – shape of the cornea and induce visual rehabilitation of the patient .
INTRALASER ENABLED KERATOPLASTY (IEK)
Traditionally, corneal transplants were performed using special blades called “trephines” to cut the diseased cornea and replace it with a healthy corneal donor of the same size.
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Sharif Eye Center, for the first time in the country, is proud to introduce a new laser technology for corneal transplantation. This makes us one of the very first centers in the world to provide this service to its patients.
The use of INTRALASE® FEMTOSECOND ULTRAFAST LASER creates a contoured, precise corneal re-section, which has made corneal transplantation a safer and more defined procedure with micron-level accuracy. This procedure has greatly helped improve our ability to restore vision in cases facing blindness from sever corneal disease.
DEEP LAMELLAR KERATOPLASTY (DLK)
DLK is safe and an alternative to full thickness corneal transplantation for patients who have scars in their cornea or patients who suffer from Keratinous.
The safety factor for this technique is due to the fact, that in this method of corneal transplantation the patients own endothelium is kept intact. The endothelium is the inner most layer of the cornea that was found to be responsible for over 90% of cases which rejection occurred after the whole cornea was transplanted; using the old technique; the full thickness corneal transplant.
This technique offers a much higher success rate than the older procedure and presents a much higher safety profile. |
