Have you already
had eye surgery?
Previous eye surgery — refractive laser, radial keratotomy or other — permanently changes the geometry of the eye. This does not close every door, but it calls for a specific assessment before any new procedure.
A surgical history changes
the calculation parameters.
Implant calculation formulas, the decision thresholds for a new laser correction and the interpretation of corneal topography all rely on reference values established for eyes that have never been operated on. After previous surgery, these values are altered — sometimes irreversibly.
Care is not impossible; it is different. It requires additional examinations, adapted calculation formulas and specific experience of these situations.
Recognise your history.
Each surgical history has its own technical constraints. Identify the situation that matches yours below to access the relevant information.
Laser surgery
several years ago
You had LASIK, PRK or another laser technique to correct your myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism. You are now developing a cataract or would like a new correction.
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Radial keratotomy
before the 2000s
Radial keratotomy (RK) is a refractive surgical technique performed before the laser era. The corneal incisions it leaves call for particular precautions in any later implant calculation.
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Enhancement after
laser surgery
Your visual result has declined after refractive laser surgery — a residual error from the outset, gradual regression or presbyopia that has appeared with age. Is re-treating the cornea possible, and is it the best option?
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Unsatisfactory vision
after lens surgery
Your vision remains blurred, light halos persist, or the result does not meet your expectations after cataract surgery or lens exchange. Understanding the source of the problem before considering any further step.
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What a
second-opinion consultation involves.
A second opinion does not call your previous care into question. It means reassessing the situation from the current data of your eye — topography, biometry, biomechanical analysis — taking your surgical history and your present visual goal into account.
This consultation leads to clear information about the available options, the conditions for carrying them out and their limits. Depending on the characteristics of your eye, some procedures may be offered; others may be contraindicated.
Consultations take place at Clinique Saint-Pierre Ottignies (CSPO), Walloon Brabant.
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The patient journey — from consultation to follow-up →