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New Wave Front Mapping is the Latest Technology, we have it in our office! We now have the new Wave Front Guided Laser Technology that is programmed towork with the Visx Star S4 Excimer Laser, The Ladar Vision 4000 laser by Alcon and Baush & Lomb's Zyoptik laser. The additional diagnostic information we now can obtain with Wave Front analysis increases treatment options for a more personalized CUSTOMIZED LASIK. Laser eye tracking systems allow lasers to track the eye 4000 times per second tracking the fastest eye movements resulting in increased accuracy.

Our Lasik surgeons will work with you to make sure you get the best results. In addition to nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism there are imperfections in the eye called aberrations that affect the visual acuity.

Before the introduction of WaveFront, traditional Lasik could not correct these immeasurable aberrations resulting in decreased night vision due to glare. Often times a patient post- operatively could read 20/20 on the eye chart yet complain that the quality of vision was not real good.

Traditional eye chart tests can only detect 80% of lower order eye aberrations. Fortunately refractive methods using WaveFront guided Custom Lasik expand our capability to measuring 100% off all the aberrations of the eye inclusive of the higher order ones. The result is better quality vision than ever.

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LASIK combines the accuracy of the Excimer laser with the quick healing characteristics of a procedure first performed in 1949 called Lamellar Keratoplasty. Using an instrument known as a microkeratome or a laser (Intralase), a thin, protective flap of corneal tissue, attached by a hinge on one side, is created. The protective flap is then folded back so the inner tissue of the cornea (stroma) can be treated with the excimer laser. After the tissue is reshaped, the corneal flap is folded back over the treated area where it bonds securely, without the need for stitches. With less surface area to heal, LASIK patients recover very quickly and most experience little, if any, discomfort. Functional vision resumes very rapidly, with the majority of patients seeing well enough to drive in a day or two without glasses or contact lenses. It is estimated that LASIK is the procedure of choice in over 95% of all laser vision procedures performed today.

But to be a good candidate for LASIK, the cornea must have sufficient thickness to allow for the flap to be made with the microkeratome or laser and still have enough tissue under the flap to allow for the proper amount of tissue to be removed. If a patient’s cornea is too thin, if their pupil dilates beyond the treatment zone at night, or if they have severe dry eyes, a patient may not be a good candidate for refractive surgery or other forms of refractive surgery may be a better option. Since only the edge around the corneal flap needs to heal, visual recovery is rapid and patients report little or no post-operative pain. Additionally, there is less risk of scarring or developing corneal haze. There is also less need for post-operative medications.