New Developments
The most exciting new developments in refractive surgery are the Intralase laser for flap production, and custom wavefront laser treatment.
LASIK flaps typically have been cut through use of a bladed instrument known as a microkeratome. However, newly introduced technology known as IntraLase means that LASIK flaps now can be cut by laser. Clinical studies have shown IntraLase to be associated with increased accuracy and fewer flap complications. The procedure takes slightly longer but is safer and more accurate.
Custom LASIK means that the laser sculpting is done in an individual way for each patient, to reduce the small optical defects particular to their eye. A wavefront scan is done to analyze the individual patient visual defects, and this information is programmed into the computer so that the excimer laser can reduce or eliminate those tiny defects and theoretically give better vision than you have ever had!