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The Iowa
Eye Center is proud to be the first practice in Iowa
to use 60 KHz Intralase technology as a part of the all-laser
UltraLASIK procedure. We are dedicated to providing you with
the latest technology. As surgeons, we want to ensure that you
receive the safest, most effective treatment available for
your precious eyesight.
Faster
is Better
The 60 KHz Intralase laser works at twice the speed of
previous laser technologies providing distinct advantages to
the patient.
By working faster, the 60 KHz Intralase laser uses less energy
to create the corneal flap in
Step One
of the procedure. The quicker treatment leads to less
discomfort during the procedure. After the procedure, there is
less swelling which leads to a faster recovery of vision as
well as better overall vision after the healing process is
complete.
Before
UltraLASIK
The use of laser technology to create the flap was initially
developed as an alternative to the microkeratome, a mechanical
instrument with a very thin surgical blade used to separate
the layers of tissue from the surface of the eye. The first
laser technology to be introduced used a low-speed 15 KHz
laser and took over 90 seconds to create the corneal flap. A
30 KHz model was also developed but it also took a substantial
period of time to complete the flap.
The
laser flap technology has slowly evolved and improved over the
last several years. With the introduction of the 60 KHz
Intralase, the laser flap maker has finally surpassed both the
mechanical keratome and the other laser methods in precision
and safety. UltraLASIK incorporates this powerful new advance
in laser flap creation in the first step of the procedure to
provide you with the best vision results available today.
Contact
the Iowa Eye Center
today for a free screening to determine if you are a candidate
for UltraLASIK.
Visit
www.intralase.com for more information on Intralase
Technology.
Step Two
Wavefront-guided Lasik is a promising new technology that
provides an advanced method for measuring optical distortions
in the eye. Measuring and treating these distortions
goes beyond nearsighted, farsighted, and astigmatism
determinations that have been used for centuries. This
is the technology that allows optical engineers to design high
quality camera lenses and repair the Hubble telescope.
As result, physicians can now customize the LASIK procedure
according to each individual patient's unique vision
correction needs. The treatment is unique to each eye,
just as a fingerprint is unique. Wavefront systems work
by measuring how light beams are distorted as they pass into
the eye and then are reflected back. This creates an
optical map of the eye, highlighting individual imperfections.
Wavefront technology functions as a roadmap for LASIK surgery,
providing benefits to the patient during both the evaluation
and treatment process.
During the patient evaluation process,
wavefront provides the physician comprehensive individual
diagnostic information, not available using earlier
technologies. Thus, before surgery even begins, the
surgeon is better able to determine the appropriate course of
treatment.
During the treatment,
wavefront allows the surgeon to tailor the laser beam
settings, making the surgical procedure itself more precise.
In this way, wavefront technology offers the patients sharper,
crisper, better quality vision, as well as a reduction in
nighttime vision difficulties, such as halos and glare.
Wavefront technology is an adjunct tool used to enhance an
already safe and effective procedure. As the most common
form of vision correction surgery, LASIK has already benefited
millions of patients. The increased safety and the
improved quality of vision benefits of customized procedures
are an important technological advancement for patients and
physicians alike.
For
more information on the differences in technology
click
here.
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