VOURTSIS DIONISIS
SURGEON OPHTHALMOLOGIST - PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Graduate of the Medical School of the University of Rome «La Sapienza».
State examinations for the exercise of the profession of Doctor of the University of Ancona.
Medical Specialty of Ophthalmology: General Hospital of Kalamata (1 year) and General Hospital of Patras «St Andrew» (3 years).
Second Lieutenant of Hellenic Army Medical Corps.
Solar radiation is responsible for a number of eye pathologies, which appear after years of exposure to the sun. Ultraviolet (UV) The eye damage from ultraviolet radiation (UV) is cumulative. Even small amounts of solar radiation, however, increase the likelihood of eye damage.
1. IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPRESSION
Excessive sun exposure can alter the distribution and function of the white blood cells (the predominantly responsible cells for the defence of the body), resulting in decrease of the body's defensive ability.
1. LASIK CAUSES DRY EYE
Dry eye is the most common complication of LASIK. Corneal nerves that are responsible for tear production are severed when the flap (thin layer of the cornea lifted during LASIK surgery) is cut. Medical studies have shown that these nerves never return to normal densities and patterns. Symptoms of dry eye include pain, burning, foreign body sensation, scratchiness, sensitiveness, and eyelid sticking to the eyeball. The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) warns that LASIK-induced dry eye may be permanent. Approximately 20% of patients in FDA clinical trials experienced «worse» or «significantly worse» dry eyes at six months after LASIK. Moreover, corneal nerve damage during LASIK may lead to a chronic pain syndrome known as corneal neuralgia.