| ÈThe
hospital started to use the EXCIMER machine at 1994,
to be able to treat the Myopia with or without astigmatism.
In
June 2001, His Highness prince Ra'ed Bin Zaid opened
the laser center after being equipped with the latest
ESARIAS machine from SCHWIND company.
This
machine is able to make corneal topography and detect
any changes, then give signals to the correction machine
in order to know the phoria degree. Myopia and can
be treated using this machine.
The
treatment is done by the following steps:
1. Examining the patient
2.
A topography is done to the patient
3. The
corneas thickness is determine
4. Using
a special machine, the membrane is taken off.
5. Laser
treatment
6. Returning
the membrane to its normal position.
The treatment is done with no pain, and the patient
leaves the center immediately
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