Quick answer: ICL (implantable collamer lens) surgery places a thin, flexible lens inside the eye, behind the iris and in front of your natural lens, to correct short sight and, with a toric ICL, asti…
Quick answer: Refractive lens exchange (RLE) is lens replacement surgery: the eye's clear natural lens is removed and replaced with an intraocular lens (IOL) to correct the prescription, using the sam…
Quick answer: Anti-VEGF injections are medicines injected into the eye to block a protein (VEGF) that causes abnormal, leaky blood vessels. They are a standard treatment for wet age-related macular de…
Quick answer: A macular pucker, or epiretinal membrane (ERM), is a thin layer of scar-like tissue that forms on the surface of the macula, the centre of the retina. It can cause blurred or distorted c…
Quick answer: IPL (intense pulsed light) for dry eye applies controlled flashes of light to the skin of the lower eyelids and cheeks, with the eyes shielded. It is used for evaporative dry eye caused…
Quick answer: Eye comfort mode (also called eye care mode, night light or night shift) makes screen colours warmer by reducing blue light. It can make screens feel more comfortable in the evening and…
Quick answer: Bifocal glasses have two prescriptions in one lens: the main part for distance and a small segment at the bottom for reading. They are mainly used from the 40s onward, when near focusing…
Quick answer: An OCT (optical coherence tomography) retina scan uses light to take detailed cross-section images of the retina and optic nerve, showing their layers in micrometre detail. It is quick,…
Quick answer: Most people see well within 24 hours of LASIK, but full recovery takes longer. Expect blurry, watery and gritty eyes for the first few hours, a check-up the next day, and gradual improve…
Quick answer: A corneal scar is a cloudy or white area on the cornea, the clear front window of the eye, left after an infection such as a corneal ulcer, an injury, surgery or conditions like keratoco…
Quick answer: Ocular biometry is a set of measurements taken before cataract or lens replacement surgery to choose the power of the intraocular lens (IOL). It measures the eye's length (axial length),…
Quick answer: If you are staying in Thamel, Lazimpat, Naxal, Durbarmarg or Baluwatar, the nearest branch is Vision Concern Lazimpat at Das Tower, next to Radisson Hotel. If you are near Boudhanath Stu…
Quick answer: Many visitors, including from Bangladesh and India, come to Kathmandu for cataract, refractive or retina surgery at an eye hospital. Vision Concern is an optical and eye-examination clin…
Kurz gesagt: Wohnen Sie in Thamel, Lazimpat, Naxal, Durbarmarg oder Baluwatar, ist Vision Concern Lazimpat (Das Tower, neben dem Radisson Hotel) am nächsten. Rund um die Boudhanath-Stupa, Jorpati und…
Kurz gesagt: Für Trekking in Nepal brauchen Sie eine Sonnenbrille mit 100 % UV-Schutz (UV400), für die meisten Wege Filterkategorie 3 und für Gletscher und Schnee in großer Höhe Kategorie 4 (nicht zum…
