Customize Your Visual Freedom
 As many as six million people have had LASIK. LASIK is considered by refractive surgeons worldwide to be the procedure of choice.
LASIK reduces the recovery time compared to PRK. The procedure itself takes only 20 minutes to complete both eyes and involves minimal discomfort. LASIK requires more technical skill and training then other laser procedures. We have performed thousands of LASIK procedures with impressive results.
The following are some of the benefits of LASIK:
- Minimal to no discomfort during and after the procedure.
- Numbing drops only, no injections.
- Brief recovery time.
- Quick procedure, less than 20 minutes for both eyes in most cases.
- Most patients able to drive and work the next day.
- Lower infection risk than contact lenses.
- High degree of predictability.
- Preservation of the corneal integrity, no change at high altitude or undersea.
- Wide range of correctable prescriptions for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Wavefront Guided LASIK
Wavefront Guided LASIK is a variation of LASIK surgery which uses "wavefront" technology to custom sculpt the cornea to correct vision. Wavefront Guided LASIK may, in certain situations, provide better results than traditional LASIK.
Over the last few years, much research has been done in the area of "adaptive optics" which is the technique of removing blurring in images caused by distorations in optical systems. The field of astronomy has benefited greatly in this manner-new telescopes use microscopically adjusting mirrors and levelses to compensate for optical irregularities, enhancing the quality of the image received.
Ophthamologist have looked at using this technology to improve laser vision correction techniques. The eye is basically an optical system with lenses (the cornea and the actual lens inside the eye both function as lenses).
Wavefront technology measures optical aberrations or distortions in the eye's optical system, and mathematically describes and quantifies these aberrations. Linking this information to a small-spot scanning laser allows us to custom-sculpt the cornea and potentially correct these distorations.
For a complete review of Laser Eye Surgery including LASIK, LASIK risks, LASIK complications, contraindications to having LASIK, possible LASIK problems and LASIK side effects you may visit www.fda.gov or www.seewithlasik.com.
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