Muscat Eye Laser Center

8 Signs Your Child Must Visit The Ophthalmologist To ensure a hassle free school year comprehensive eye exams should be part of every parent’s back to school preparation for their child. Here are some easy to spot signs that your child inevitably needs an eye check up! 1. Turning in or out of the eyes or involuntary eye movements:   Some of the physical symptoms that can be related to vision problems are: Squint (Strabismus), swollen, red or tearing eyes and involuntary eye movements. If any of these signs appear it’s very important to do a full eye checkup.   2. Excessive Eye Rubbing:   Seeing a child rubbing their eyes makes us think they are tired and need a nap, but if they rub their eyes while performing a task such as reading or focusing on something in particular, then it can have a different meaning. To rub their eyes could be a sign their eyes can’t focus properly and they suffer from poor vision 3. Problems at School:  ...

The Preparation On arrival you will be asked to sign a consent form , then you will be taken into one of our preparation rooms Your eyes will be cleaned and anesthetic eye drops will be instilled to numb your eyes When you are ready ,you will be escorted into the laser room and helped to lie down on the laser couch The doctor will ask you to open both eyes wide and an eyelid holder will be placed to prevent your eye from closing. If you do try to close your eye you will experience some discomfort. You will be asked to look at the blinking light, this light will disappear temporarily whilst the flap is made . Again the doctor will ask you to look at the blinking light. In less than a minute the laser will reshape your cornea and your vision will be corrected  ON THE DAY OF SURGERY Do have someone to pick you up ,as you will not be able to drive after surgery Arrival times of surgery will be confirmed one day before Don’t wear make-up, perfu...

The black doors slide open, I enter in a cool, clean room and I look into the friendly smiling face of a woman who is standing behind the reception desk. "Al Salam Alaikum," she says "and welcome to the Muscat Eye Laser Center . May I help You?" These were the first impressions of my two weeks of internship in the MELC, in the sultanate of Oman on the Arabian peninsula. I  was looking forward to learn more about ophthalmology but I did not expect it to become so interesting. Every day I could join one of the doctors who are mainly from Colombia or the Philippines and have an outstanding education in eye medicine. They explained a lot to me although they thad to see a lot of patients every day. I especially appreciated their drawings to make some things more clear to me and sometimes the doctors also showed me videos or presentations about different techniques to do surgery. It was very helpful that I could practise to use the slit lamp and so I got the feeli...

    SmartSurfACE is an innovative eye laser surgery method that works without touching the eye. It combines the benefits of touch-free TransPRK surface treatment with innovative SmartPulse technology.   The result is clear vision, with none of the side effects possible with other methods. This touch-free laser vision correction is non-invasive, safe, gentle and stressless. It’s an easy way to enter the world of better vision. BENEFITS: 1. TOUCH-FREE In SmartSurfACE there is no contact with the eye. Vision is precisely corrected through the top layer of the cornea – no blade, no flap, no suction of the eye, and no cutting into the cornea. 2. SAFE Laser treatment is done at the surface of the cornea. No cut is made into the cornea, meaning no cut or flap complications. This non-invasive procedure offers the highest safety in terms of corneal stability, meaning higher long-term safety for the patient. 3. STRESSLESS   This eye laser surgery is perform...