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Schedule your SMILE Pro treatment
In the following, we will explain step by step how your treatment with SMILE Pro at betterview works, from the first free preliminary examination and treatment to potential side effects and the recommended guidelines for an optimal healing process.
- Before treatment
Preliminary and primary examination
Following a free, no-obligation preliminary examination, the primary examination takes place. For this, it is important that you refrain from wearing contact lenses over the four days before the appointment and do not drive to the appointment. You will be given eye drops during the examination, which may impair your vision for a few hours. Therefore, you are not allowed to drive. The primary examination takes 45 minutes, where we check your visual acuity, the cornea, and the back of the eye to ensure that SMILE Pro is the most suitable treatment method for you.
- Treatment day
Treatment process and procedure
The third appointment at betterview is your treatment. Your eyes are anaesthetised with drops, the eye area is disinfected, and you are prepared for the treatment. The eyes are fixed with eyelid holders and then treated with the femtosecond laser. The laser creates a small opening and a thin corneal lens, the so-called lenticule. The operating doctor then removes this loose corneal lens through the opening. SMILE Pro is a minimally invasive treatment method. Allow around one hour for the entire appointment.
- After the first few hours
Possible symptoms
Immediately after the treatment, it is normal for your eyes to be sensitive to light, reddened, or you may experience a sensation of having a foreign body in your eye. Other symptoms may also include blurred vision, watery, dry or burning eyes, and temporarily fluctuating vision for the first 2–3 days. Therefore, it is recommended that you wear sunglasses on the way home to protect against glare and foreign bodies*.
- After four days
First follow-up
Four days after the treatment, your visual acuity will be examined without visual aids during the first follow-up. Normally, you will have reached almost full visual acuity by then, and a certificate can be issued to the road traffic office. You can basically return to your normal everyday life. Please continue to follow the hygiene measures and use the prescribed eye drops according to your eye drop schedule.
- After 14 days
Second follow-up and back to everyday life
The second follow-up takes place after two weeks. With SMILE Pro as a treatment method, you will have already achieved full visual acuity and no longer have any major side effects. After these two weeks, you are allowed to swim, do sports, go to the sauna again, and use make-up and creams in the areas around your eyes. If you have any questions or require information, our medical team in the shop and our Customer Care Team by phone are always here for you.
*Please note that an individual’s sensitivity to pain and the perception of symptoms can vary from one person to another. Therefore, the process may be slightly different for you.
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